Frank works at a local insurance company. Jim, Frank's colleague, sends an e-mail to the rest of the company containing malicious and false statements about Frank, with intent to injure Frank's reputation. This is an example of what?

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Libel refers to a written defamatory statement that is false and injures someone's reputation. Since Jim sent an email with malicious and false statements about Frank, it constitutes libel.

Frank Works at a Local Insurance Company