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Libel

Libel [fr. libellus, Lat.; libelle, Fr.]. False defamatory words, if written and published, constitute a libel: Odgers on libel,

libel

libel [Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1 : complaint used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases

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libellant

libellant also li·bel·ant [lī-bə-lənt] n 1 : a party who institutes a suit (as in admiralty) by a libel

libeler

libeler : a person who makes or publishes a libel

libelous

libelous also li·bel·lous [lī-bə-ləs] adj : constituting or including libel [a magazine article]

Libellant

Libellant, the suitor-plaintiff who files a libel in an ecclesiastical case.

Libeler

One who libels

Libelous

Containing or involving a libel defamatory containing that which exposes some person to public hatred contempt or ridicule as a libelous pamphlet

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