Slander

Slander is a false and malicious statement concerning anyone made by word of mouth. It gives rise to a right of action for damages if it imputes the commission of a crime for which a corporal punishment may be inflicted, or the having some contagious disorder which may exclude the person in question from society, or if it has reference to his trade, office, or profession, and is calculated to injure him in such, or if it has caused him special damage.