| 单词 | libel |
| 释义 | Word Frequency libel(ˈlaɪbəl) noun 1. law a. the publication of defamatory matter in permanent form, as by a written or printed statement, picture, etc b. the act of publishing such matter 2. any defamatory or unflattering representation or statement 3. ecclesiastical law a claimant's written statement of claim 4. Scots law the formal statement of a charge verbWord forms: -bels, -belling, -belledWord forms: US -bels, -beling or -beled (transitive) 5. law to make or publish a defamatory statement or representation about (a person) 6. to misrepresent injuriously 7. ecclesiastical law to bring an action against (a person) in the ecclesiastical courts Derived forms libeller (ˈlibeller) or libelist (ˈlibelist) noun libellous (ˈlibellous) or libelous (ˈlibelous) adjective Word origin C13 (in the sense: written statement), hence C14 legal sense: a plaintiff's statement,via Old French from Latin libellus a little book, from liber a book |
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