Type and usage of libel from BoostVocab

libel

/'laɪbəl/

noun
a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
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type of:
calumniation calumny defamation hatchet job obloquy traducement
verb
print slanderous statements against
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"The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

type of:
smirch denigrate slander smear sully asperse besmirch calumniate defame
noun
the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
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type of:
complaint

Examples of libel

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