libel
A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
Other meanings
The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly.
Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
Related words
- antilibel
- libellize
Word history
From Middle English "libel".
Where this comes from
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