LIBEL
/ΛlaΙͺbΙl/
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
L(1) I(1) B(3) E(1) L(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛlaΙͺbΙl/
noun
- A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
- The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
- Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
verb
- To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.“He libelled her when he published that.”
- To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: LIBEL-S
