Some wicked wits have libeled all the fair. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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libel — I UK [ˈlaɪb(ə)l] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms libel : singular libel plural libels legal the illegal act of writing things about someone that are not true See: slander II UK [ˈlaɪb(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms libel :… … English dictionary
Libel — Li bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Libeled} ( b[e^]ld) or {Libelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Libeling} or {Libelling}.] 1. To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon. [1913 Webster] Some wicked … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
