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Definitions for Libel

[1] Law . defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. the act or crime of publishing it. a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
[2] anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.
[3] to publish a libel against.
[4] to misrepresent damagingly.
[5] to institute suit against by a libel, as in an admiralty court.
[6] the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
[7] someone who engages in libel tourism.
[8] the false accusation that Jews murder Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals: blood libels that spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
[9] law the publication of defamatory matter in permanent form, as by a written or printed statement, picture, etc the act of publishing such matter
[10] any defamatory or unflattering representation or statement
[11] ecclesiastical law a claimant's written statement of claim
[12] Scots law the formal statement of a charge
[13] law to make or publish a defamatory statement or representation about (a person)
[14] to misrepresent injuriously
[15] ecclesiastical law to bring an action against (a person) in the ecclesiastical courts

Words related to Libel

defamation, defame, obloquy, aspersion, smear, denigration, lying, calumny, vituperation, blister, derogate, caricature, traduce, scandalize, knock, slur, roast, asperse, mark, burlesque

Words nearby Libel

libau, libava, libber, libby, libeccio, libel, libel tourism, libel tourist, libelant, libelee, libeler

Origin of Libel

1250–1300; Middle English: little book, formal document, especially plaintiff's statement < Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book; for formation, see castellum

Words that may be confused with Libel

liable, libel, defamation, libel, slander, defame, libel, slander

Other words from Libel

in·ter·li·bel , verb (used with object), in·ter·li·beled, in·ter·li·bel·ing or (especially British ) in·ter·li·belled, in·ter·li·bel·ling.
un·li·beled , adjective
un·li·belled , adjective

Word origin for Libel

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

Synonyms for Libel

defamation, aspersion, calumny, denigration, lying, obloquy, smear, vituperation, malicious