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Synonyms for libel

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : lahy-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪ bəl

Top 10 synonyms for libel
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Définition of libel

Origin :
  • c.1300, "formal written statement," especially, in civil law, "plaintiff's statement of charges" (mid-14c.); from Old French libelle (fem.) "small book; (legal) charge, claim; writ; written report" (13c.), from Latin libellus "a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint," diminutive of liber "book" (see library). Broader sense of "any published or written statement likely to harm a person's reputation" is first attested 1630s.
  • noun purposeful lie about someone, often malicious
  • verb purposefully lie about someone
Example sentences :
  • The whole scene is a libel upon Cleopatra and upon womanhood.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Do you now want to libel him, and say that he's marrying you for your money?
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • But a writer should remember that there is no law of libel to protect a nation.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • You might sue us for libel, if you thought we had treated you badly.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • He would sue the Argus for libel, which, by the way, he never did.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • It was the bravest thing he did, for it threatened his name with an immortality of libel.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • His demand for a thorough investigation of the libel was refused.
  • Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
  • I trust this is a libel, but, for the sake of the argument, suppose they do.
  • Extract from : « Quotes and Images From The Works of Charles Dudley Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • “Which is a libel on hogs,” observed the other, with a smile.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The expense of hirin' counsel is all on one side if it ever comes to a libel suit.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Antonyms for libel

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