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li⋅bel⋅ee

  [lahy-buh-lee]
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–noun Law.
a person against whom a libel has been filed in a court; the respondent.
Also, especially British, li⋅bel⋅lee.

Origin:
1855–60; libel + -ee
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li·bel·ee also li·bel·lee   (lī'bə-lē')   
n.  The defendant in a case of ecclesiastical or admiralty libel.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Main Entry: libelee
variant of LIBELLEE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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