Appetite suppressants (eg, dexfenfluramine, fenfluramine, phentermine), busulfan, cocaine, heroin, methadone, methylphenidate, nitrosoureas, radiation. Diagnosis is based on observation of responses to withdrawal from and, if practical, reintroduction to the suspected drug.
Defamation Definition. Defamation is the act of defaming. It is also called defamation of character. The terms mean harm to the character or reputation of someone, directly caused by the false statement or act of another. Spoken defamation is slander; written is libel. Defamation â slander or libel â related to the workplace and employment typically takes the form of harm to the character, reputation or career of a former or current employee, directly caused by the false statement or act of an employer representative.
n. oral defamation, in which someone tells one or more persons an untruth about another which untruth will harm the reputation of the person defamed. Slander is a civil wrong (tort) and can be the basis for a lawsuit.he slander must, of course, be published, that is, communicated to a third person; and if verbal, then in a language which he understands, otherwise the plaintiff's reputation is not impaired. 1 Rolle, Ab. 74; Cro. Eliz. 857; 1 Saund. 2425 n.