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Definition of Libelous
1. Adjective. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
Similar to: Harmful
Derivative terms: Calumny, Calumny, Defame, Denigrate, Denigrate, Libel, Libel, Slander, Slander
Definition of Libelous
1. a. Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet.
Definition of Libelous
1. Adjective. (American English) defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard. ¹
2. Adjective. (American English) meeting the legal standards for libel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Libelous
1. defamatory [adj] - See also: defamatory
Lexicographical Neighbors of Libelous
Literary usage of Libelous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1919)
"48 It is libelous per se to charge a public officer with neglect of official
duties, with incompetency in office, and with malfeasance in office. Howe v. ..."
2. Rights, Remedies, and Practice, at Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes: A by John Davison Lawson (1890)
"[Signed] A." Held, to charge the utterance of a falsehood, and to be libelous
per se: Riley v. Lee, Ky. 1889. The defendant published in a paper a writing ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"ее, and words which are libelous per se, are such as a matter of law. lu either
case, if the finding of a jury Is necessary to determine the character of ..."
4. A Treatise Upon Some of the General Principles of the Law: Whether of a by William Wait (1878)
"Mere puffs between rival tradesmen, the one depreciating the other's goods, and
exalting his own above them, are not libelous. Evans V. Harlow, 5 QB 624. ..."
5. Ruling Case Law as Developed and Established by the Decisions and by William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich (1917)
"lo the language alleged to be libelous, the plaintiff is bound thereby, and if
on the construction of such language by the court it is ascertained that such ..."
6. Digest of the Reports of the Supreme Court of California: Volumes One to One by James Henry Deering, California Supreme Court (1895)
"The colloquium states the extrinsic facts to show the libelous meaning of the
... When words which are not libelous per ее contain a covert meaning which ..."
7. The Law of Combinations, Monopolies and Labor Unions by Frederick Hale Cooke (1909)
"Words producing injury or fear of injury, and libelous words.—A distinction has
been sought to be maintained between an injunction against the use of words ..."
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