Libeled vs Libelled - What's the difference?
libeled | libelled | Alternative forms |
(British) (libel)
A written or pictorial statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
(uncountable) The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
(law) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.
A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
* Wyclif Bible (Matthew v. 31)
To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
* Alexander Pope
(legal) To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.
Libelled is a alternative form of libeled.
As verbs the difference between libeled and libelled
is that libeled is past tense of libel while libelled is past tense of libel.libelled
English
Alternative forms
* (US) libeledVerb
(head)libel
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Chaucer)
- a libel of forsaking [divorcement]
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
- He libelled her when he published that.
- Some wicked wits have libelled all the fair.