Defamation
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The taking from one's reputation. The offense of injuring a person's character, fame or reputation by false and malicious statements. The term seems to be comprehensive of both libel and slander.
Printing Co., v. Moulden, 15 Tex. Civ. App. 574, 41 S. W. 381; Moore v. Francis, 121 N. Y. 199, 23 N. E. 1127, 8L.R.A. 214, 18 Am. St Rep. 810; Hollenbeck v. Hall, 103.Iowa, 214, 72 N. W. 518, 39 L. R. A. 734, 64 Am. St. Rep. 175; Mosnat v, Snyder, 105 Iowa, 500, 75 N. W. 356.