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libel noun

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

libel verb

  /ˈlaɪbəl/
  • To defame (someone), especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
дискредитировать, клевета́ть, клеветать, оклеветать, опозорить, позорить

libeller

пасквилянт

libellous

пасквильный

libelous adjective

  /ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/
  • Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
  • Meeting the legal standards for libel.
клеветни́ческий
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