the act of printing a statement about somebody that is not true and that gives people a bad opinion of them; the statement that is printed (文字)诽谤,中伤 He sued the newspaper for libel. 他控告那家报社犯有诽谤罪。 - libel against somebody
The article was a serious libel against the professor. 这篇文章是对教授的严重诽谤。 a libel action (= a case in a court of law) 诽谤诉讼 In a libel action a newspaper must prove that any comments it printed are true. 在诽谤诉讼中,报社必须证明自己发表的任何评论都是真实的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alleged
- criminal
- seditious
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- sue (somebody) for
- claim
- deny
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- action
- case
- lawsuit
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- libel against
Word OriginMiddle English (in the general sense ‘a document, a written statement’): via Old French from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber ‘book’.