【律】 诽谤（性文字）。比较
[mass noun]the action or crime of publishing such a statement
诽谤行为，诽谤罪
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a councillor who sued two national newspapers for libel 一位以诽谤罪起诉两家全国性报纸的市政委员
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[as modifier]
a libel action .诽谤诉讼。
a false and typically malicious statement about a person
诽谤言论，不实之词。
a thing or circumstance that brings undeserved discredit on a person by misrepresentation
诬蔑，造谣中伤。
(in admiralty and ecclesiastical law)a plaintiff's written declaration
（海事法和教会法）原告诉状。
【律】 （发表文章）诽谤，诋毁
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the jury found that he was libelled by a newspaper .陪审团认为一家报纸对他进行了诽谤。
make a false and typically malicious statement about
中伤。
(in admiralty and ecclesiastical law)bring a suit against (someone)
（海事法和教会法）起诉（某人）。
"Middle English （in the general sense ‘a document, a written statement’）： via Old French from Latin