libel
libel 英 [ˈlaɪbl] 美 [ˈlaɪbəl]
n. 诽谤，中伤 vt. 文字诽谤，中伤
进行时:libelling 过去式:libelled 过去分词:libelled 第三人称单数:libels 名词复数:libels
- Libel is the act of publishing a statement about someone that is not true and that gives a bad impression about the person.
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- n. 诽谤，中伤
- vt. 文字诽谤，中伤
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1. He sued the newspaper for libel.
他控告那家报社犯有诽谤罪。
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2. a libel action
诽谤诉讼
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3. He claimed he had been libelled in an article the magazine had published.
他声称他遭到了那家杂志发表的一篇文章的诽谤。
- libel (n.) c. 1300, "formal written statement, a writing of any kind," especially, in civil law, "plaintiff's statement of charges" (mid-14c.); from Old French libelle (fem.) "small book; (legal) charge, claim; writ; written report" (13c.), from Latin libellus "a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint," diminutive of liber "book" (see library). Meaning "false or defamatory statement" is from 1610s. Specific legal sense of "any published or written statement likely to harm a person's reputation" is first attested 1630s.
- libel (v.) mid-15c., "make an initial statement setting out a plaintiff's case," from libel (n.), which see for sense development. Meaning "defame or discredit by libelous statements" is from c. 1600. Related: Libeled; libelled; libeling; libelling; libellant; libellee.
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