nnoun.communicationa false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living personTopic:jurisprudencelawcivil wrongtort
Derivationally Related Form:libellouslibellibelous
Hypernyms:calumniation calumny defamation hatchet job obloquy traducement
Inherited Hypernyms:libeldefamationdisparagementdisrespectmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeksTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Hypernyms:complaint
Inherited Hypernyms:libelcomplaintpleadingstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.communicationprint slanderous statements againstExamples:- The newspaper was accused of libeling him
Derivationally Related Form:libellibeler
Hypernyms:asperse besmirch calumniate defame denigrate slander smear smirch sully
Inherited Hypernyms:libeldefamecharge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody