| 词汇 | libel |
| 释义 | libel noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈlaɪ.bəl/ us /ˈlaɪ.bəl/ a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person: （文字性的）诬蔑，诽谤，中伤 She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.她威胁说要起诉该杂志诽谤。 Compare slandernoun Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defamatory defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom hatchet job scurrilous scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slur smear tarnish Related wordlibellous libel verb[ T ] uk /ˈlaɪ.bəl/ us /ˈlaɪ.bəl/-ll- or US usually-l- to write and publish something that contains bad and false things about a person: She claims the newspaper libelled her in editorials and news articles. With a few exceptions, no writer consciously sits down with the aim of libelling anyone. Compare slandernoun He was arrested and held briefly on charges of libelling the president. She cited several instances in which he allegedly libelled her. They feel they have been libelled by media outlets. Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defamatory defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom hatchet job scurrilous scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slur smear tarnish libel | American Dictionarylibel noun[ C/U ] us/ˈlɑɪ·bəl/ a piece of writing that says bad, false, and harmful things about a person, or the legal claim you make when you accuse someone in court of writing such things about you: [ C ]The whole story was a vicious libel. [ U ]Angry at what the newspaper had printed, she sued for libel. libelverb[ T ]us/ˈlɑɪ·bəl/ The general contends the network libeled him in a television broadcast. libelousadjectiveus/ˈlɑɪ·bə·ləs/ libelous articles libel | Business Englishlibel noun[ C or U ] LAWuk /ˈlaɪbəl/us something written or published that makes false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization: libel suit/lawsuitThey filed a libel lawsuit against the person responsible for the web posting. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment after the collapse of his libel action against the newspaper. He was determined to sue any publication that repeated the libels. Compare slander libel verb[ T ] LAWuk /ˈlaɪbəl/usUK-ll- | US-l- to write or publish something which makes false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization: He pardoned two journalists who had been sentenced to prison for libelling the foreign minister. Compare slander Examples of libellibel The dissolution of the 1626 parliament marked the rise of alarming libels about the duke. Both stories are rich in gossip, rumour, rhymes, libels, anonymous notes, and the practical uses of printed works, not to mention spells and curses, visions and dreams. Ultimately, the uncertainty of language doomed the crown lawyers to failure, because they had too much difficulty convincing juries that what they called libels were indeed libellous. You find it everywhere, in libels, novels, and literary reviews, which constantly invite the reader to penetrate into secrets hidden between the lines or beneath the text. Both stories are rich in gossip, rumour, rhymes, libels, anonymous notes and the practical uses of printed works, not to mention spells and curses, visions and dreams. Most disturbing of all, however, was another publicly posted manuscript libel that came into the hands of the authorities a few weeks later. He portrays this varied appeal as a feature of the libel as a genre, with simple, seemingly nave, rhymes sometimes masking informed political criticism. Only in 1820 were the crown lawyers statutorily obliged to bring a libel information to trial within a year of the filing date. A comprehensive assessment of the repressive force of the law of libel must take these ordeals into account. The low sentencing rate in libel cases tells us nothing about the intense legal pressure thus brought to bear on the accused. At one level, their use of the law of libel seems to bear out this benign conclusion. He led the resurgent postwar opposition and was twice prosecuted for seditious libel. The case did not proceed beyond the initial libel and summons. By the late eighteenth century, it had become common for libel cases to be tried before special jurors. Given the myriad opportunities for advertisement afforded by a libel trial, it is no wonder that the crown lawyers were generally reluctant to risk one. See all examples of libel These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withlibellibelThese are words often used in combination with libel. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. blood libel For instance, take the bloodlibel accusation, among the most serious and vicious that has ever been issued against any people anywhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 criminal libel I have studied the book referred to, but have come to the conclusion that criminal libel proceedings would not be maintainable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 libel action Against that background, had he won his libelaction, he would have been awarded exemplary damages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with libel |
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