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Slander - "Some statements such as an untrue accusation of having committed a crime, having a loathsome disease, or being unable to perform one's occupation are
by skookumchuck 9y ago
Slander - "Some statements such as an untrue accusation of having committed a crime, having a loathsome disease, or being unable to perform one's occupation are treated as slander per se since the harm and malice are obvious,"
https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/slander https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/slander
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoTo be slander it would have to be provably false, not to simply be something that they can't prove to be true.
- skookumchuck 9y agoWhen a suspect is arrested for murder, the newspaper uses the words "suspect" and "alleged" in order to avoid slander lawsuits.