WORDS ACTIONABLE IN THEMSELVES

words actionable in themselves.Language that is libelous or slanderous per se. See slander per se under SLANDER; libel per se under LIBEL. [Cases: Libel and SlanderĀ  33. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood Ā§ 198.]
[Blacks Law 8th]