libel
21libel — n. 1) to commit libel 2) (a) libel against * * * [ laɪb(ə)l] (a) libel against to commit libel …
22libel — {{11}}libel (n.) c.1300, formal written statement, especially, in civil law, plaintiff s statement of charges (mid 14c.); from O.Fr. libelle (fem.) small book; (legal) charge, claim; writ; written report (13c.), from L. libellus a little book,… …
23libel — 1 noun (C, U) an act of writing or printing untrue statements about someone so that other people are likely to have a bad opinion of them: Holt sued the newspaper for libel. | a libel action (=a court case against someone for libel) compare… …
24libel — I UK [ˈlaɪb(ə)l] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms libel : singular libel plural libels legal the illegal act of writing things about someone that are not true See: slander II UK [ˈlaɪb(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms libel :… …
25libel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, written declaration, from Anglo French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book Date: 14th century 1. a. a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the… …
26libel — /luy beuhl/, n., v., libeled, libeling or (esp. Brit.) libelled, libelling. n. 1. Law. a. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. b. the act or crime of publishing it. c. a formal… …
27libel — 1. noun /ˈlaɪbəl/ a) A written (notably as handbill) or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someones reputation. b) The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly …
28libel — li|bel Mot Agut Nom masculí libel·làtic li|bel|·là|tic Mot Pla Nom masculí …
29libel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. defamation, calumniation, aspersion. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. calumny, slander, lying; see lie 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [LYE bul] published statements… …
30libel — li|bel1 [ laıbl ] noun count or uncount the illegal act of writing things about someone that are not true ─ compare SLANDER libel li|bel 2 [ laıbl ] (present participle li|bel|ing or li|bel|ling; past tense and past participle li|beled or… …
