To be actionable, abusive language must be
A) racially insensitive and ethnically biased.
B) listed in state law or statute as a word that is slanderous.
C) false, harmful to the person's good name, and "published."
D) potentially damaging and open to misinterpretation.

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Abusive language becomes legally actionable when it is false, harmful to the person's good name, and "published," which means it was spoken where others could hear or written where others could read.

To Be Actionable, Abusive Language Must Be