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Definition of Libel
1. Verb. Print slanderous statements against. "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"
Derivative terms: Libeler
2. Noun. A false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person.
Generic synonyms: Calumniation, Calumny, Defamation, Hatchet Job, Obloquy, Traducement
Derivative terms: Libellous, Libelous
3. Noun. The written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks.
Definition of Libel
1. n. A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
2. v. t. To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon.
3. v. i. To spread defamation, written or printed; -- with against.
Definition of Libel
1. Noun. A written (notably as handbill) or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. ¹
2. Noun. The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Libel
1. to make or publish a defamatory statement about [v -BELED, -BELING, -BELS or -BELLED, -BELLING, -BELS]
Medical Definition of Libel
1. 1. A brief writing of any kind, especially. A declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc. "A libel of forsaking [divorcement]" (Wyclif (Matt. V. 31)) 2. Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire. 3. A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law. The term, in a more extended sense, includes the publication of such writings, pictures, and the like, as are of a blasphemous, treasonable, seditious, or obscene character. These also are indictable at common law. 4. The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication. 5. A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks. Origin: L. Libellus a little book, pamphlet, libel, lampoon, dim. Of liber the liber or inner bark of a tree; also (because the ancients wrote on this bark), paper, parchment, or a roll of any material used to write upon, and hence, a book or treatise: cf. F. Libelle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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