Definition of libel Libel
/lajˈbʌl/ - [laybul] - li•bel
We found 18 definitions of libel from 7 different sources.
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What does libel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: libels |
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| libel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person | ||
| calumniation, hatchet job, traducement, calumny, defamation, obloquy a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions | ||
| civil wrong, tort (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| libel - the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks | ||
| complaint (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based | ||
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| libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" | ||
| asperse, calumniate, defame, slander, besmirch, denigrate, smirch, sully, smear charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- libel (n.)
A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc. - libel (n.)
Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire. - libel (n.)
A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law. - libel (n.)
The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication. - libel (n.)
A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks. - libel (v. t.)
To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon. - libel (v. t.)
To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods. - libel (v. i.)
To spread defamation, written or printed; -- with against.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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libel
lī′bel, n. a written accusation: any malicious defamatory publication or statement: (law) the statement of a plaintiff's grounds of complaint against a defendant.—v.t. to defame by a libel: to satirise unfairly: (law) to proceed against by producing a written complaint:—pr.p. lī′belling; pa.t. and pa.p. lī′belled.—ns. Lī′bellant, one who brings a libel; Lī′beller; Lī′belling, defaming.—adj. Lī′bellous, containing a libel: defamatory.—adv. Lī′bellously. [L. libellus, dim. of liber, a book.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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libel
The greater truth, the greater libel.
Wikipedia 
- A libel is a false statement that damages a person's reputation in a major way. In most places, libel is against the law. In order to be libel, the statement must appear in print, that is, it must be published; materially damaging false statements in speech is called slander.
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