yard laughing and being a wise *** bully? and isn't there a big time penalty during recess for that? [good thing the vice principle, and a few teachers watch and take notes as well and keeps track things when my back is turned]
2006-11-06 04:38:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's called gossip.
2006-11-06 04:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the term you're thinking of is "slander". However, if the information is true, it doesn't fall into the category of slander.
slander
A type of defamation. Slander is an untruthful oral (spoken) statement about a person that harms the person's reputation or standing in the community. Because slander is a tort (a civil wrong), the injured person can bring a lawsuit against the person who made the false statement. If the statement is made via broadcast media -- for example, over the radio or on TV -- it is considered libel, rather than slander, because the statement has the potential to reach a very wide audience.
2006-11-06 04:49:00 · answer #2 · answered by koral2800 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋