"libel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlaɪbəl/ Audio: en-us-libel.ogg [US] Forms: libel [singular], libels [plural]
enPR: līʹbəl Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Libel is a false statement that damages a person's reputation in a major way.
    Sense id: simple-libel-en-noun-RqS7hvm0

Verb

IPA: /ˈlaɪbəl/ Audio: en-us-libel.ogg [US] Forms: libeled [past], libeled [past, participle], libeling [present, participle], libel [canonical], libels [third-person, singular], libelled [past], libelled [past, participle], libelling [present, participle]
enPR: līʹbəl Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|libel|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone makes false statements about another person, then he libels them.
    Sense id: simple-libel-en-verb-bTssIiZ3
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