In Eng-lish law. Scandal or slander of great men or nobles, words* spoken in derogation of a peer, a Judge, or other great oflicer of the realm, for which an action lies, though it is uow rarely resorted to. 3 Bi. Comm. 123; 3 Steph. Comm. 473. This ofTense has not existed in America since the formation of the United States. State v. Shepherd, 177 Mo. 205, 76 S. W. 79, 99 Am. St Rep. 624
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
