Definitions
Written false statement that damages someone's reputation.
Word origin
From Middle English libel, from Old French libelle, from Latin libellus (“petition”, literally “booklet”). Doublet of libelle.
Used in a sentence
“a libel of forsaking [divorcement]”
“He libelled her when he published that.”
“But vvhat ſo pure, vvhich envious tongues vvill ſpare? / Some vvicked vvits have libell'd all the fair.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Written defamation”5 letters
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