libel
31libel — li·bel || laɪbl n. published material which slanders or maliciously defames (Law); publishing of slanderous material (Law); material which intentionally slanders or maliciously defames v. slander, defame, malign, insult, make false and… …
32libel — noun 1》 Law the publication of a false statement that is damaging to a person s reputation. Compare with slander. ↘such a statement; a written defamation. 2》 (in admiralty and ecclesiastical law) a plaintiff s written declaration. verb… …
33libel — I. n. 1. Malicious publication, defamation, defamatory writing. 2. (Law.) Charge, statement of complaint. II. v. a. 1. Lampoon, defame (by some publication). 2. (Law.) Proceed against by a libel, bring a charg …
34libel — 1. noun she sued two newspapers for libel Syn: defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, calumny, misrepresentation, scandalmongering; aspersions, denigration, vilification, disparagement, derogation, insult, slander,… …
35libel — 1. noun she sued two newspapers for libel Syn: defamation (of character), character assassination, calumny, misrepresentation, scandalmongering, aspersions, malicious gossip, slur, smear; informal mud slinging 2. verb she claimed the magazine had …
36libel — [ˈlaɪb(ə)l] noun [C/U] I the illegal act of writing bad things that are not true about someone See: slander libellous [ˈlaɪbələs] adj II verb [T] libel [ˈlaɪb(ə)l] to write bad things that are not true about someone See: slander …
37libel — li•bel [[t]ˈlaɪ bəl[/t]] n. v. beled, bel•ing (esp. brit.) belled, bel•ling. 1) law a) defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or the like, rather than by spoken words b) the crime of publishing such matter 2) anything that is… …
38libel — /ˈlaɪbəl / (say luybuhl) noun 1. Law a. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. b. the tort or crime of publishing it. 2. anything defamatory, or that maliciously or damagingly… …
39libel — see the greater the truth, the greater the libel …
40Libel tourism — is a form of forum shopping in which plaintiffs choose to file libel suits in jurisdictions thought more likely to give a favourable result. It particularly refers to the practice of pursuing a case in England and Wales, in preference to other… …
