libel

1. (verb) make slanderous statements against; "The paper was accused of libeling him"
Related Words: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully

2. (noun) a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
Related Words: calumny, civil wrong, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, tort, traducement



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