45 L. R. A. 591, 73 Am. St. Rep. 864.—Aec: tionable words. In the law of libel and slander. Words which import a charge of some punishable crime or some offensive disease, or impute mora] turpitude, or tend to injure a party in his trade or business, are said to be “actionable per se.” Barnes v. Trondy, 31