Antonyms for libel
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : lahy-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪ bəl |
Definition of libel
Origin :- c.1300, "formal written statement," especially, in civil law, "plaintiff's statement of charges" (mid-14c.); from Old French libelle (fem.) "small book; (legal) charge, claim; writ; written report" (13c.), from Latin libellus "a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint," diminutive of liber "book" (see library). Broader sense of "any published or written statement likely to harm a person's reputation" is first attested 1630s.
- noun purposeful lie about someone, often malicious
- verb purposefully lie about someone
- The whole scene is a libel upon Cleopatra and upon womanhood.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Do you now want to libel him, and say that he's marrying you for your money?
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But a writer should remember that there is no law of libel to protect a nation.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- You might sue us for libel, if you thought we had treated you badly.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- He would sue the Argus for libel, which, by the way, he never did.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- It was the bravest thing he did, for it threatened his name with an immortality of libel.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- His demand for a thorough investigation of the libel was refused.
- Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
- I trust this is a libel, but, for the sake of the argument, suppose they do.
- Extract from : « Quotes and Images From The Works of Charles Dudley Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner
- “Which is a libel on hogs,” observed the other, with a smile.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The expense of hirin' counsel is all on one side if it ever comes to a libel suit.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Synonyms for libel
- asperse
- aspersion
- bad-mouth
- blister
- burlesque
- calumniate
- calumny
- caricature
- crack
- defamation
- defame
- denigrate
- denigration
- derogate
- drag name through mud
- give a black eye
- knock
- lying
- malicious
- malign
- mark
- mark wrong
- obloquy
- revile
- roast
- scandalize
- scorch
- sizzle
- slur
- smear
- tear down
- traduce
- travesty
- vilify
- vituperation
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