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The correct spelling is libels.
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noun
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The correct spelling is libels. A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. For example: "He libelled her when he published that."
Usage Examples
“He libelled her when he published that.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
- 2.The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
- 3.Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
- 4.A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
- 5.A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
verb
- 1.To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
- 2.To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.
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