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Synonyms
li·bel (lī́bəl)

[Middle English, litigant's written complaint, from Old French, from Latin libellus diminutive of liber, book.]

noun 

    1. A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation.
    2. The act of presenting such material to the public.
  2. The written claims presented by a plaintiff in an action at admiralty law or to an ecclesiastical court.

transitive verb: -beled or -belled, -bel·ing or -bel·ling, -bels or -bels 

To publish a libel about (a person). See synonyms at malign

derivatives

líbel·er
noun