libel

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I - noun

1. a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
• Derivationally related forms:
libelous, libellous
• Topics:
tort, civil wrong, law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
2. the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
complaint

II - verb

print slanderous statements against
- The newspaper was accused of libeling him
• Derivationally related forms:
libeler
• Hypernyms:
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate,
calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody