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Definition of libel verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

libel

verb

NAmE//ˈlaɪbl//

libel somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they libel

he / she / it libels

past simple libeled (Canadian English usually)libelled

-ing form libeling (Canadian English usually)libelling

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to publish a written statement about someone that is not true He claimed he had been libeled in an article the magazine had published. compare slander

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libation noun
libel noun
libel verb
libelous adjective
liberal adjective