libeled
Maligned in print
Libeled is the past tense of libel, meaning to publish false statements that damage someone's reputation.
Unlike spoken slander, libel involves written or broadcast defamation: The newspaper libeled him by printing false accusations.
In legal contexts, proving libel typically requires showing the statement was false, damaging, and made with some degree of fault.
Also spelled libelled.
Spoken false defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- smearSpread or defame
- vilificationAbusive condemnation of someone
aspersion · denigration · traducement · character assassination · false accusation · written defamation · scurrilous · defamatory
Civil court proceeding
- damagesCompensation for injury
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
publication · malice · negligence · public figure · private person · court · settlement · judgment
Oxidation discoloration on metal
- besmirchTo soil someone's reputation
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- dishonorLoss of respect
- stigmaMark of dishonor
disgrace · infamy · disrepute · scandal · shame · degradation · notoriety · blemish
Deliberately untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- lieDeliberate falsehood
- falsityState of being incorrect
distortion · misrepresentation · canard · invention · misstatement · false statement · reckless disregard · actual malice
slander
Spoken false defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- smearSpread or defame
vilification · aspersion · denigration · traducement · character assassination · false accusation · written defamation · scurrilous · defamatory · slanderous
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- damagesCompensation for injury
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · publication · malice · negligence · public figure · private person · court · settlement · judgment · apology
tarnish
Oxidation discoloration on metal
stigma · disgrace · infamy · disrepute · scandal · shame · degradation · notoriety · blemish · damaged reputation
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- lieDeliberate falsehood
falsity · distortion · misrepresentation · canard · invention · misstatement · false statement · reckless disregard · actual malice
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- libel caseLawsuit over false publication
- libel lawsLegal protections against false publication
- libel suitLawsuit over damaging falsehoods
- blood libelAntisemitic fabrication about ritual murder
- criminal libelCrime of damaging reputation
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