libel
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(verb) make slanderous statements against; "The paper was accused of libeling him" |
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Related Words: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully |
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(noun) a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person |
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Related Words: calumny, civil wrong, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, tort, traducement |
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