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libelous

/lahy-buh-luhs/US // ˈlaɪ bə ləs //

诽谤性的,诽谤性,诽谤,诽谤的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.

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Examples

  • This time, the jury concluded that two of the contested quotations were false but decided that neither was libelous.

  • The words were neither libelous nor offensive; this was simply a matter of taste.

  • And unlike campaign ads, if potentially libelous super-PAC ads are aired, television stations can be held liable.

  • We learn from this letter that The Journals remarks on the Jireh product are libelous.

  • We have made them many times and for several years past; if libelous, the manufacturer has excellent grounds for damages.

  • The alleged oath is scurrilous, wicked and libelous and must be the invention of an impious and venomous mind.

  • But, it got wind, and was seized as libelous, and brought the unlucky poet into severe affliction.

  • If it is libelous, then the writer and the publisher should both be held responsible in damages.