libel
/ˈlaɪbəl/ verb C2- To defame (someone), especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel. · He libelled her when he published that.
- To proceed against (goods, a ship, etc.) by filing a legal claim.
He/she/it libels · Past libeled · Past participle libeled · -ing form libeling
Verb forms
- Base form
- libel
- He/she/it
- libels
- Past
- libeled
- Past participle
- libeled
- -ing form
- libeling
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But in calling Moriarty a criminal you are uttering libel in the eyes of the law—and there lie the glory and the wonder of it!
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