1 Law a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation:he was found guilty of a libel on a Liverpool inspector of taxesCompare with slander.
[mass noun] the action or crime of publishing a libel:she sued two newspapers for libel [as modifier]:a libel action
a false and typically malicious statement about a person.
a thing that brings undeserved discredit on a person by misrepresentation.
2(in admiralty and ecclesiastical law) a plaintiff’s written declaration.
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1 Law defame (someone) by publishing a libel:the jury found that he was libelled by a newspaper
make a false and typically malicious statement about.
2(in admiralty and ecclesiastical law) bring a suit against:if a ship does you any injury you libel the ship
