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Libel
/ˈlaɪbəl/
A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
📖 Definitions of "Libel"
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.
verb
- 1
To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
"He libelled her when he published that."
- 2
To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.
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