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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Libel \Li"bel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Libeled} (-b[ecr]ld) or {Libelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Libeling} or {Libelling}.] 1. To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon. Some wicked wits have libeled all the fair. --Pope. 2. (Law) To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods. | |
