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Definition of 'libel'English
Noun
( en-noun)
A written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
(uncountable) The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
(law) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.
A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
- (Chaucer)
* Wyclif Bible (Matthew v. 31)
- a libel of forsaking [divorcement]
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Verb
To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
- He libelled her when he published that.
* Alexander Pope
- Some wicked wits have libelled all the fair.
(legal) To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.
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See also
* defamation
* defame
* slander
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