Word of the Day 07/12/22 Libel
Libel (noun, verb)
libel [ lahy-buhl ]
noun
1. Law.
a. defamation by written, printed, or broadcast words or pictures: Intentionally or knowingly posting content that constitutes libel is prohibited. Compare slander (def. 3).
b. the act or crime of publishing or broadcasting a defamatory statement: The author was convicted of libel and sentenced to a yearlong jail term.
c. 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: He blames me for his getting kicked out of school, so he spread this libel against me in revenge.
verb (used with object), li·beled, li·bel·ing or (especially British) li·belled, li·bel·ling.
3. to publish or broadcast a libel against: The journalist received a suspended three-year prison sentence for allegedly libeling the president in an online article.
4. to misrepresent damagingly: So it's just fine to smear and libel the writer, but it's not okay to call someone out for doing so?
5. to institute suit against by a libel, as in an admiralty court.
WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED WITH LIBEL
See 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
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH LIBEL
1. liable
2. calumny, defamation, slander (see confusables note at slander)
3. defame, slander
WORDS RELATED TO LIBEL
defamation, defame, aspersion, calumny, denigration, lying, obloquy, smear, vituperation, asperse, blister, burlesque, calumniate, caricature, crack, denigrate, derogate, knock, malign, mark
See synonyms for: libel / libeling on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English: “little book, formal document, official statement,” from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book; for formation, see castellum
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libel [ lahy-buhl ]
noun
1. Law.
a. defamation by written, printed, or broadcast words or pictures: Intentionally or knowingly posting content that constitutes libel is prohibited. Compare slander (def. 3).
b. the act or crime of publishing or broadcasting a defamatory statement: The author was convicted of libel and sentenced to a yearlong jail term.
c. 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: He blames me for his getting kicked out of school, so he spread this libel against me in revenge.
verb (used with object), li·beled, li·bel·ing or (especially British) li·belled, li·bel·ling.
3. to publish or broadcast a libel against: The journalist received a suspended three-year prison sentence for allegedly libeling the president in an online article.
4. to misrepresent damagingly: So it's just fine to smear and libel the writer, but it's not okay to call someone out for doing so?
5. to institute suit against by a libel, as in an admiralty court.
WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED WITH LIBEL
See 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
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH LIBEL
1. liable
2. calumny, defamation, slander (see confusables note at slander)
3. defame, slander
WORDS RELATED TO LIBEL
defamation, defame, aspersion, calumny, denigration, lying, obloquy, smear, vituperation, asperse, blister, burlesque, calumniate, caricature, crack, denigrate, derogate, knock, malign, mark
See synonyms for: libel / libeling on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English: “little book, formal document, official statement,” from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book; for formation, see castellum
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.