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A hurtful statement or portrayal, often in written or printed form, that damages a person's reputation. The act of making public such injurious statements or images. A legal offense involving creating or disseminating damaging statements or images about a person.
noun. Law. defamation by written, printed, or broadcast words or pictures: Intentionally or knowingly posting content that constitutes libel is prohibited.: Compare slander (def. 3). the act or crime of publishing or broadcasting a defamatory statement: The author was convicted of libel and sentenced to a yearlong jail term.
Apr 27, 2024 · 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. [law] The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: defame, smear, slur, blacken More Synonyms of libel.
