If they can obtain evidence that you made an anonymous phone call in which you defamed another person, yes they can sue you. Phone calls are easier to trace with modern technology.
In the US, anyone can sue anyone for anything. The question is not whether you can sue, but whether you can win.To win a case for defamation, the Plaintiff would have to meet all requirements under the state's definition of defamation (usually that defendant tarnished plaintiff's character, that such tarnish caused financial harm to plaintiff, etc.) If the call meets those requirements, the plaintiff may be able to win.Another View: Is this a trick question? If the call was anonymous - just WHO do you intend to bring suit against?
If your phone has caller display - it would show the call as number withheld or anonymous.
This is nothing but love that is making you call that person anonymously and you cant help yourself now because you are in love and you are wasted.
Call it a verbal defamation of a person's character that is untrue.
The best thing to do is to call your local phone company and have your number unpublished. When you call out it will keep your call as anonymous.
Kevin
Call it what you want, it sure sounds like an insult. But there is no such criminal charge as "oral defamation."
You can be if someone makes an anonymous call to the police, they'll give you a certain amount of time to clean it, and if you don't you can be fined
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If you see someone shoplifting, you can report it anonymously to the managers. If your company has a "hot line," call that - otherwise you can write an anonymous note and slip it into their mail box.
Usually it's an adjective: We don't know who wrote this poem because they decided to remain anonymous. The police received an anonymous phone call giving information about suspects. Sometimes it's used to denote a support group: To stop himself losing all his money, Fred joined Gamblers Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous is a group designed to stop people drinking so much.