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libel
in law, defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures; anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents
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li·bel
(lī′bəl)n.
1.
a. The legally indefensible publication or broadcast of words or images that are degrading to a person or injurious to his or her reputation.
b. An incidence of such publication or broadcast.
2. The written claims initiating a suit in an admiralty court.
tr.v. li·beled, li·bel·ing, li·bels or li·belled or li·bel·ling
To publish or broadcast a libel about (a person). See Synonyms at malign.
[Middle English, litigant's written complaint, from Old French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber, book.]
li′bel·er, li′bel·ist n.
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libel
(ˈlaɪbəl)n
1. (Law) law
a. the publication of defamatory matter in permanent form, as by a written or printed statement, picture, etc
b. the act of publishing such matter
2. any defamatory or unflattering representation or statement
3. (Law) ecclesiastical law a claimant's written statement of claim
4. (Law) Scots law the formal statement of a charge
vb (tr) , -bels, -belling or -belled, -bels, -beling or -beled
5. (Law) law to make or publish a defamatory statement or representation about (a person)
6. to misrepresent injuriously
7. (Law) ecclesiastical law to bring an action against (a person) in the ecclesiastical courts
[C13 (in the sense: written statement), hence C14 legal sense: a plaintiff's statement, via Old French from Latin libellus a little book, from liber a book]
ˈlibeller, ˈlibelist n
ˈlibellous, ˈlibelous adj
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li•bel
(ˈlaɪ bəl)n., v. -beled, -bel•ing (esp. Brit.) -belled, -bel•ling. n.
1.
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 defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.
v.t. 3. to publish a libel against.
4. to misrepresent damagingly.
[1250–1300; Middle English: little book, formal document, especially plaintiff's statement < Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book]
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libel
, slander - Libel—from Latin libellus, "little book"—must be published, while spoken defamatory remarks are slander; libel first meant "document, written statement."See also related terms for published.
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libel
Past participle: libelled
Gerund: libelling
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| Noun | 1. | libel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person civil wrong, tort - (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. | libel - the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks complaint - (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. | libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" |
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libel
noun
1. defamation, slander, misrepresentation, denigration, smear, calumny, vituperation, obloquy, aspersion He sued them for libel over the remarks.
verb
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libel
nounLaw. The expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone:
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libel
[ˈlaɪbəl]A. N (Jur) → difamación f, calumnia f (on de) (written) → escrito m difamatorio, libelo m
it's a libel! (hum) → ¡es mentira!
it's a libel! (hum) → ¡es mentira!
C. CPD libel action N → pleito m por difamación
libel laws NPL → leyes fpl contra la difamación
libel suit N = libel action
libel laws NPL → leyes fpl contra la difamación
libel suit N = libel action
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libel
(ˈlaibəl) noun the legal term for something written which is harmful to a person's reputation. calumnia, difamación
verb – past tense, past participle ˈlibelled , (American) ˈlibeled – to damage the reputation of (someone) by libel. difamar
ˈlibellous adjectiveˈlibellously adverb de forma calumniosa
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