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the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks

print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law.

The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication.

A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.

To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon.

To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods.

A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.

Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.

To spread defamation, written or printed; - with against.

A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law.

The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication.

A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.

To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon.

To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods.

A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.

Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.

To spread defamation, written or printed; - with against.

An untruthful statement about a person, published in writing or through broadcast media, that injures the person's reputation or standing in the community. Because libel is a tort (a civil wrong), the injured person can bring a lawsuit against the person who made the false statement. Libel is a form of defamation , as is slander (an untruthful statement that is spoken, but not published in writing or broadcast through the media).

Any false or unjust writing, print, or picture calculated to injure the reputation of anyone.

To publish a false, injurious statement against; injure the character of.

Libeler, libeller.

Libeled.

Libeling.

A written accusation: any malicious defamatory publication: (law) the statement of a plaintiff's grounds of complaint against a defendant.

To defame by a libel: to satirize unfairly: (law) to proceed against by producing a written complaint:-pr.p. libelling; pa.t. and pa.p. libelled.

A defamatory publication, in law, statement of a plaintiff's ground of complaint.

To defame by a libel; proceed against by filing a libel.

To defame; bring suit against (a ship or cargo).

Anything tending to defame character or reputation; slander.

A plaintiff's written statement, as in a court of admiralty.

Libelous, libellous.

A defamatory writing; any book, pamphlet, writing, or picture containing representations maliciously made or published, tending to bring a person into contempt, or expose him to public hatred and derision; also an obscene, blasphemous, or seditious publication; a declaration or charge in writing, exhibited in court, for violating the laws of trade or of revenue.

To defame by a libel; to lampoon; to proceed against by a written complaint.

A malicious or defamatory writing, reflecting on the character of a person, and punishable by law; a declaration or charge in writing in an action at law.

To expose to public ridicule or hatred in writing, or by a picture; to exhibit a charge against in a court of law.

n. [Latin] A defamatory writing; a published defamation; a lampoon; a satire;— a written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks;— the crime of publishing a defamatory writing.