libel
Other forms: libels; libelled; libelling; libeled; libeling
Libel is the act of publishing a statement about someone that is not true and that gives a bad impression about the person.
Libel is usually contrasted with slander, which refers to a spoken statement that is not true. Both libel and slander are used in legal contexts. In Middle English, libel referred to a written declaration, from Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, from liber "book."
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a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living persontype of:calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducementa false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
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the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seekstype of: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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Vocabulary lists containing libel
From unfair insults to false accusations made intentionally to harm a person's reputation, there's no shortage of vocabulary for dishonest verbal attacks.
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