Libel

(noun.) the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks.

(noun.) a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person.

(verb.) print slanderous statements against; 'The newspaper was accused of libeling him'.

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• The overt act charged in the indictment was a libel found in his private study. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• The Duke of Leinster tells me that it is not severe, nor does it, he says, contain any libel. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• If you mean libel, I'd say so, and not talk about labels, as if Papa was a pickle bottle, advised Jo, laughing. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But if you set forth the foibles of Londoners as plainly as you did in 'The Honey Bees,' I am afraid you would have half a dozen libel cases. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Those who are hostile to me are glad to believe any libel uttered by a loose tongue against me. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• In the conduct of my newspaper I carefully excluded all libelling and personal abuse, which is of late years become so disgraceful to our country. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.

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