20-11-4. Slander defined.
113 words·~1 min read·
/sd/title-20/chapter-20-11/20-11-4A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Slander is a false and unprivileged publication, other than libel, which:
(1)Charges any person with crime, or with having been indicted, convicted, or punished for crime;
(2)Imputes to him the present existence of an infectious, contagious, or loathsome disease;
(3)Tends directly to injure him in respect to his office, profession, trade, or business, either by imputing to him general disqualification in those respects which the office or other occupation peculiarly requires, or by imputing something with reference to his office, profession, trade, or business that has a natural tendency to lessen its profit;
(4)Imputes to him impotence or want of chastity; or
(5)By natural consequence, causes actual damage.