The actress sued the magazine for libel.
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Libel
//ˈlaɪbəl//
Synonyms for "libel" (160 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (80)
Verb(36 words)
Noun(1 words)
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3 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
12 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
4 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Translations
94 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- διαβάλλω verb (to defame someone)
Armenian
2 entries- զրպարտություն noun (defamatory false written statement)
- զրպարտություն noun (act or crime)
Bulgarian
4 entries- донос noun (defamatory false written statement)
- клевета noun (defamatory false written statement)
- пасквил noun (any defamatory writing)
- злепоставям verb (to defame someone)
Catalan
2 entries- difamació noun (act or crime)
- libel noun (defamatory false written statement)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 讒謗 /谗谤 verb (to defame someone)
Czech
3 entries- hanopis noun (defamatory false written statement)
- pomluva noun (act or crime)
- pomluvit verb (to defame someone)
Danish
4 entries- bagvaskelse noun (defamatory false written statement)
- bagvaskelse noun (act or crime)
- injurie noun (defamatory false written statement)
- injurie noun (act or crime)
Dutch
1 entries- smaadschrift noun (any defamatory writing)
Esperanto
1 entries- kalumnio noun (defamatory false written statement)
Finnish
4 entries- häväistyskirjoitus noun (defamatory false written statement)
- kirjallinen herjaus noun (defamatory false written statement)
- kirjallinen kunnianloukkaus noun (defamatory false written statement)
- kirjallinen kunnianloukkaus noun (act or crime)
French
3 entries- calomnie f écrite noun (defamatory false written statement)
- calomnie f écrite noun (act or crime)
- libelle noun (defamatory false written statement)
Galician
1 entries- difamar verb (to defame someone)
German
4 entries- Schmähschrift noun (any defamatory writing)
- schriftliche Verleumdung noun (defamatory false written statement)
- schriftliche Verleumdung noun (act or crime)
- (schriftlich) verleumden verb (to defame someone)
Greek
4 entries- λίβελλος noun (defamatory false written statement)
- λιβελλογράφημα noun (defamatory false written statement)
- λιβελλογράφημα noun (any defamatory writing)
- σάτιρα noun (any defamatory writing)
Hungarian
1 entries- rágalmaz verb (to defame someone)
Irish
1 entries- leabhal noun (act or crime)
Italian
1 entries- diffamazione noun (act or crime)
Macedonian
3 entries- клевета noun (defamatory false written statement)
- клевети verb (to defame someone)
- наклевети verb (to defame someone)
Portuguese
4 entries- calúnia noun (defamatory false written statement)
- difamação noun (act or crime)
- difamação noun (any defamatory writing)
- libelo noun (statement by the plaintiff)
Romanian
1 entries- defăima verb (to defame someone)
Russian
4 entries- диффама́ция noun (defamatory false written statement)
- диффама́ция noun (act or crime)
- жа́лоба noun (statement by the plaintiff)
- исковое заявле́ние noun (statement by the plaintiff)
Sicilian
4 entries- calugna noun (defamatory false written statement)
- calugna noun (act or crime)
- calugna noun (any defamatory writing)
- diffamazziuni noun (defamatory false written statement)
Slovak
1 entries- ohovoriť verb (to defame someone)
Spanish
2 entries- libelo noun (defamatory false written statement)
- libelar (desus.) verb (to defame someone)
Swedish
4 entries- förtal noun (defamatory false written statement)
- förtal noun (act or crime)
- smädeskrift noun (defamatory false written statement)
- ärekränkning noun (defamatory false written statement)
Tagalog
1 entries- paninirang-puri noun (defamatory false written statement)
Turkish
3 entries- hakaret etmek verb (to defame someone)
- iftira etmek verb (to defame someone)
- karalamak verb (to defame someone)
Welsh
1 entries- enllib noun (act or crime)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Mr Miura brought an action of libel against a weekly magazine.
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* The basic prohibitions (No slander, libel, etc.) are noted in the "Read me first." Please be sure to read it.
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In some areas of the world, you can still get sued if you slander or libel a deceased person.
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