malicious libel

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• libel — /ˈlaɪbəl / (say luybuhl) noun 1. Law a. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. b. the tort or crime of publishing it. 2. anything defamatory, or that maliciously or damagingly… …  

• Libel — • A malicious publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, sign, or otherwise than by mere speech, which exposes any living person, or the memory of any person deceased, to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, or which causes or tends to …   Catholic encyclopedia

• libel — li·bel 1 / lī bəl/ n [Anglo French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1: complaint (1) used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a: a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words; specif: a… …   Law dictionary

• Libel — Li bel (l[imac] b[e^]l), n. [L. libellus a little book, pamphlet, libel, lampoon, dim. of liber the liber or inner bark of a tree; also (because the ancients wrote on this bark), paper, parchment, or a roll of any material used to write upon, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• libel — [n] purposeful lie about someone, often malicious aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, lying, malicious, obloquy, smear, vituperation; concepts 63,318 Ant. compliment, praise libel [v] purposefully lie about someone asperse, bad mouth*,… …   New thesaurus

• libel# — libel n Libel, skit, squib, lampoon, pasquinade mean a public and often satirical presentation of faults or weaknesses, especially those of an individual. Libel (compare libel vb under MALIGN) is the legal term for statement or representation (as …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• libel — libel, slander 1. Libel is a published false statement that is damaging to a person s reputation, whereas slander is a malicious false statement that is spoken about a person. In popular usage the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but the …   Modern English usage

• libel — [lī′bəl] n. [ME, little book < OFr < L libellus, little book, writing, lampoon, dim. of liber, a book: see LIBRARY] 1. any false and malicious written or printed statement, or any sign, picture, or effigy, tending to expose a person to… …   English World dictionary

• malicious defamation — index libel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• malicious falsehood — index libel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• malicious publication — index libel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary