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Definition of Libeller
1. libeler [n -S] - See also: libeler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Libeller
Literary usage of Libeller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Liberty of the Press, Speech, and Public Worship: Being Commentaries on by James Paterson (1880)
"1 how far it was lawful, before indictment found, to arrest a libeller on the
old theory prevalent in the time of the trial of the Seven Bishops, ..."
2. Historical and Biographical Essays by John Forster (1858)
"He had summoned his libeller into the Court of King's Bench, and that very ...
He had hardly been convicted as a libeller in the highest common-law court, ..."
3. The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman Conquest Till by John Campbell Campbell (1874)
"It has, indeed, been agreed, that there "^ P™ish- are contained in the paper some
true propositions, and libeller. ..."
4. ... Characters and Passages from Note-books by Samuel Butler (1908)
"A libeller IS a certain Classic Author, that handles his Subject Matter very
ruggedly, and endeavours with his own evil Words to corrupt another Man's good ..."
5. Legends of the American Revolution: Or, Washington and His Generals by George Lippard (1847)
"•¡•'vr-; —The lowest libeller that ever befooled a pen, a vulgar and infamous
fellow,—we need not name him—who has written a Lie of some 347 pages, ..."
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