ACTIONABLE WORD

actionable  word.A  term  that  is  defamatory  in itself.  See  libel  per  se  under  LIBEL.  [Cases: Libel  and  Slander    6–14.  C.J.S.  Libel  and  Slander;  Injurious  Falsehood§§  2,  5,  10–12,  17–42, 104.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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ACTIONABLE

actionable,adj.  Furnishing  the  legal  ground  for  a  lawsuit  or  other  legal  action  <intentional interference with contractual relations is an actionable tort>. actionable per quod (p<<schwa>>r kwod). (Of potentially defamatory words) not inherently defamatory and therefore requiring allegation and proof of special damages. • For example, if the defendant says, “The plaintiff is crazy,” the utterance…

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