Libel vs. Opprobrium

Libelnoun

(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

Opprobriumnoun

Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.

Libelnoun

(uncountable) The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.

Opprobriumnoun

Scornful reproach or contempt.

Libelnoun

(countable) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.

Opprobriumnoun

A cause of shame or disgrace.

Libelnoun

A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.

Opprobriumnoun

A state of disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; odium{3}.

Libelnoun

(countable) A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.

Opprobriumnoun

Abusive language.

‘Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium.’;

Libelverb

(transitive) To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

‘He libelled her when he published that.’;

Opprobriumnoun

state of disgrace resulting from public abuse

Libelverb

(legal) To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.

Opprobriumnoun

a state of extreme dishonor;

‘a date which will live in infamy’; ‘the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city’;

Libelnoun

A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.

‘A libel of forsaking [divorcement].’;

Opprobriumnoun

harsh criticism or censure

‘the critical opprobrium generated by his films’;

Libelnoun

Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.

Opprobriumnoun

public disgrace arising from shameful conduct

‘the opprobrium of being closely associated with gangsters’;

Libelnoun

A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law.

Opprobriumnoun

an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace.

Libelnoun

The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication.

Libelnoun

A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.

Libelverb

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.’;

Libelverb

To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods.

Libelverb

To spread defamation, written or printed; - with against.

‘What's this but libeling against the senate?’; ‘[He] libels now 'gainst each great man.’;

Libelnoun

a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person

Libelnoun

the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks

Libelverb

print slanderous statements against;

‘The newspaper was accused of libeling him’;

Libelnoun

a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation

‘he was found guilty of a libel on a Liverpool inspector of taxes’;

Libelnoun

the action or crime of publishing a libel

‘a libel action’; ‘she sued two newspapers for libel’;

Libelnoun

a false and typically malicious statement about a person.

Libelnoun

a thing that brings undeserved discredit on a person by misrepresentation.

Libelnoun

(in admiralty and ecclesiastical law) a plaintiff's written declaration.

Libelverb

defame (someone) by publishing a libel

‘the jury found that he was libelled by a newspaper’;

Libelverb

make a false and typically malicious statement about.

Libelverb

(in admiralty and ecclesiastical law) bring a suit against

‘if a ship does you any injury you libel the ship’;