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li·bel       [lahy-buhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -beled, -bel·ing or (especially British) -belled, -bel·ling.
–noun
1.Law.
a.defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
b.the act or crime of publishing it.
c.a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
2.anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.
–verb (used with object)
3.to publish a libel against.
4.to misrepresent damagingly.
5.to institute suit against by a libel, as in an admiralty court.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME: little book, formal document, esp. plaintiff's statement < L libellus, dim. of liber book; for formation, see castellum]
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li·bel       (lī'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation.
    2. The act of presenting such material to the public.
  2. The written claims presented by a plaintiff in an action at admiralty law or to an ecclesiastical court.

tr.v.   li·beled or li·belled, li·bel·ing or li·bel·ling, li·bels
To publish a libel about (a person). See Synonyms at malign.


[Middle English, litigant's written complaint, from Old French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber, book.]

li'bel·er, li'bel·ist n.
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