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noun | verb libellibel1 /ˈlaɪbəl/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] ETYMOLOGYlibel1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French Latin libellus, from liber book ► sued ... for libel Holt sued the newspaper for libel. THESAURUS something that you say or write that you know is untrue► lie something that you say or write that you know is untrue: Tina got in trouble for telling lies. Some of the other kids were spreading lies about me at school (=telling lots of people lies about me). ► white lie a small lie that you tell someone, usually to avoid hurting his or her feelings: I told her the dress looked wonderful, which was a white lie. ► fib informal a lie, especially about something that is not very important: You’re not telling me a fib, are you? ► falsehood formal falsehood means the same as lie but sounds more formal or literary: The book is full of falsehoods and rumors even though the author claims everything is true. ► fabrication formal a story, piece of information, etc. that someone makes up in order to deceive people: Her story was a complete fabrication. ► slander formal the crime of saying something that is bad and not true about someone, which could make people have a bad opinion of that person: If she continues to spread these lies about me, I will take her to court for slander. ► libel formal the crime of writing or printing things about someone that are not true: The actor will sue you for libel if you write that he took drugs and you have no proof. ► perjury formal the crime of telling a lie in a court of law when you have promised to tell the truth: The witness has been charged with perjury because she knowingly lied to the jury. law the crime of writing or printing an untrue statement about someone, with the result that other people are likely to have a bad opinion of him or her: Holt sued the newspaper for libel. a libel suit (=a court case against someone for libel)► see thesaurus at lie3 [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin libellus, from liber book] → slander noun | verb libellibel2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLElibel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | libel | | he, she, it | libels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | libeled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have libeled | | he, she, it | has libeled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had libeled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will libel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have libeled |
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| Present | I | am libeling | | he, she, it | is libeling | | you, we, they | are libeling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was libeling | | you, we, they | were libeling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been libeling | | he, she, it | has been libeling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been libeling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be libeling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been libeling |
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