libel

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li·bel1 /ˈlaɪbəl/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]  SCCwhen someone writes or prints untrue statements about someone so that other people could have a bad opinion of them 〔书面的〕诽谤，中伤 → slanderfor libel Holt sued the newspaper for libel. 霍尔特控告该报诽谤。a libel action/case/trial (=a court case against someone for libel) 诽谤诉讼案 restrictions on press freedom, such as libel laws 诽谤法之类对新闻自由的限制

Examples from the Corpus

libel• a libel suit• Holt sued the newspaper for libel.• He was vindicated when he successfully sued the tabloid that broke the story for libel.• That's where the libel comes in.sued ... for libel• Pitka claimed that these words were false and defamatory and sued the newspaper for libel.• She had sued him for libel.• Moreover, none of the allegedly violent police interrogators named in both books have sued for libel.

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libel2 verb (libelled, libelling British English, libeled, libeling American English) [transitive]  SCCto write or print a libel against someone 书面诽谤〔某人〕 → slander→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

libel• Kandell contends he was libeled by the Journal.• Those who were libelled in the Fanzine may feel less aggrieved knowing it was for a good cause.• He did not look like anyone she had libelled lately.• It libelled the plaintiff who issued a writ against the editor.Origin libel1 (1300-1400) Old French Latin libellus, from liber; → LIBRARY

li·bel1 nounlibel2 verbChineseSyllable  

prints when Corpus or writes about someone untrue statements

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li‧bel¹ /ˈlaɪbəl/ noun [uncountable and countable]when someone writes or prints untrue statements about someone so that other people could have a bad opinion of them ⇨ slander
    for libel
    Holt sued the newspaper for libel.
    a libel action/case/trial (=a court case against someone for libel)
    restrictions on press freedom, such as libel laws
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ lie noun [countable] something you say or write that you know is untrue: Would you tell lies to protect a friend? | The allegation is a complete lie.
   ▪ white lie noun [countable] informal a lie that you tell to avoid upsetting someone: We all tell white lies sometimes.
   ▪ fib noun [countable] informal a lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children: Have you been telling fibs?
   ▪ porky noun [countable usually plural] British English informal a lie – a very informal use: He’s been telling porkies again.
   ▪ falsehood noun [countable] formal a statement that is not true, especially one that is intended to give people the wrong idea about someone or something: He described the allegations as malicious falsehoods.
   ▪ untruth noun [countable] formal a lie – used especially when you want to avoid saying the word lie: Some workers go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working.
   ▪ fabrication noun [uncountable and countable] formal a story or claim that someone has invented in order to deceive someone, or the act of doing this: The claim was described as a fabrication by the police prosecutor. | He dismissed the charges as pure fabrication.
   ▪ libel noun [uncountable] law the crime of writing lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, especially in a newspaper or magazine: She sued the newspaper for libel. | libel laws
   ▪ slander noun [uncountable and countable] law the crime of speaking lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, or an untrue statement which does this: He’s threatening to sue them for slander. | a slander on the good name of the company | Linking his name to terrorism was a slander.

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libel² verb (past tense and past participle libelled, present participle libelling British English, libeled, libeling American English) [transitive]
to write or print a libel against someone ⇨ slander