libel

As nouns the difference between gossip and libel

is that gossip is someone who likes to talk about someone else’s private or personal business while libel is a written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

As verbs the difference between gossip and libel

is that gossip is to talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a way that spreads the information while libel is to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

In transitive terms the difference between libel and besmirch

is that libel is to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel while besmirch is to tarnish something, especially someone's reputation; to debase.

As a noun libel

is a written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

As nouns the difference between gibel and libel

is that gibel is the Prussian carp, species: Carassius gibelio while libel is a written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

As a verb libel is

to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

As nouns the difference between liber and libel

is that liber is the inner bark of plants, next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is the part from which the fibre of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc while libel is a written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

As a verb libel is

to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

In transitive terms the difference between label and libel

is that label is to give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing while libel is to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

As a noun libel is

a written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

As a verb libel is

to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and libel

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while libel is a written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

As a verb libel is

to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

As verbs the difference between asperse and libel

is that asperse is to sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust) while libel is to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

As a noun libel is

a written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

As a noun libel

is a written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

As a verb libel

is to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

As an adjective unlibelled is

not libelled.