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libelous=Main Entry: li·bel·ous
Function: adjective
Variants: or li·bel·lous/'lī-b(&-)l&s/
: constituting or including a libel : DEFAMATORY <a libelous statement>
libel=Main Entry: 1li·bel
Function: noun
Pronunciation: 'lī-b&l
Etymology: Middle English, written declaration, from Middle French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book
1 a : a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought b archaic : a handbill especially attacking or defaming someone
2 a : a written or oral defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjustly unfavorable impression b (1) : a statement or representation published without just cause and tending to expose another to public contempt (2) : defamation of a person by written or representational means (3) : the publication of blasphemous, treasonable, seditious, or obscene writings or pictures (4) : the act, tort, or crime of publishing such a libel
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