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Noun(1) a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person(2) the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation(3) a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person(4) the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause ofaction (the defammation) and any relief he seeks(5) purposeful lie about someone(6) often malicious
Verb(1) print slanderous statements against,purposefully lie about someone(2) print slanderous statements against(3) purposefully lie about someone

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(1) Maybe we could better ourselves by reaching out to others - and help kill a poisonous libel at the same time.(2) a libel action(3) Britain's libel laws are almost the opposite of those in the United States.(4) The extent of publication is also very relevant: a libel published to millions has a greater potential to cause damage than a libel published to a handful of people.(5) That doesn't mean that it is OK to slander and libel people.(6) if a ship does you any injury you libel the ship(7) As Robertson circulated his pamphlet where he could, the matter was a serious libel .(8) The libel action deals with events surrounding the closure of Irish Press newspapers in 1995.(9) Ironically, the action is over a short story concerning a previous libel action.(10) A statement that a police officer is under is investigation is no doubt defamatory, but the sting in the libel is not as sharp as the statement that he has by his conduct brought suspicion on himself.(11) he was found guilty of a libel on a Liverpool inspector of taxes(12) she sued two newspapers for libel(13) a councilor who sued two national newspapers for libel(14) Before classicism can again occupy a central place in our lives, a monstrous libel must first be undone.(15) The libel laws as they stand militate against doing this, because once a libel writ is issued by a complainant any apology is an admission of liability.(16) Despite the recommendations of the Faulks Committee, the law of defamation still distinguishes between libel and slander.