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libel noun

  /ˈlaɪbəl/
  • (countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
 calúnia
  • (uncountable) The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly.
 difamação
  • (countable) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
 difamação, libelo
  • (law, countable) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
 libelo

libel verb

  /ˈlaɪbəl/
  • To defame (someone), especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
 difamar, libelar
blood libel
libelo de sangue
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