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libel

/ libel /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks

Type of:

complaint

Domain:

law jurisprudence

noun Sense 2

a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person

Type of:

tort civil wrong defamation

Domain:

law jurisprudence

verb Sense 3

print slanderous statements against

"The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

Type of:

defame slander smirch

Derived:

defamer maligner slanderer vilifier libeler

Usage Patterns:

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