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单词 libel
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libel
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Libel is the act of publishing a statement about someone that is not true and that gives a bad impression about the person.
Libel is usually contrasted with slander, which refers to a spoken statement that is not true. Both libel and slander are used in legal contexts. In Middle English, libel referred to a written declaration, from Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, from liber "book."
WORD FAMILY
libel: libeled, libeler, libeling, libelled, libelling, libelous, libels+/libeler: libelers/libelous: libelously
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Other writings endorse the blood libel—the legend that Jews kill Christian children for ritual purposes.
The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016)
This alarmed his publisher so much it hired a libel lawyer to scan the manuscript for actionable statements.
Slate(Dec 20, 2016)
But for most of America’s history the courts operated with a repressive version of the libel law they inherited from the British empire.
The Guardian(Dec 03, 2016)
1n a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
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calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
2n the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
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complaint
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
3v print slanderous statements against
The newspaper was accused of libeling him
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asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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