(~s, ~ling, ~led)
Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed'
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 ~ over the remarks...
...a ~ action against the paper.
N-VAR
2.
To ~ 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 ~led him had already offered compensation.
VERB: V n