transcription, транскрипция: [ laɪb(ə)l ]
( libels, libelling, libelled)
Note: in AM, use 'libeling', 'libeled'
1.
Libel is a written statement which wrongly accuses someone of something, and which is therefore against the law. Compare slander . ( LEGAL )
Warren sued him for libel over the remarks...
...a libel action against the paper.
N-VAR
2.
To libel someone means to write or print something in a book, newspaper, or magazine which wrongly damages that person’s reputation and is therefore against the law. ( LEGAL )
The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation.
VERB : V n