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libellant

[lahy-buh-luhnt]

li·bel·ant

[lahy-buh-luhnt]
noun Law.
a person who libels, or institutes suit.
Also, especially British, li·bel·lant.


Origin:
1720–30; libel + -ant
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Libellant is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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libellant or (US) libelant (ˈlaɪbələnt)
 
n
1.  a party who brings an action in the ecclesiastical courts by presenting a libel
2.  a person who publishes a libel
 
libelant or (US) libelant
 
n

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