noun
- plural of libelant; persons who bring a libel suit in court
Usage: legal
Examples
- The libelants filed their case against the newspaper last month.
- Both libelants claimed their reputations were damaged by the article.
- The court scheduled a hearing to review the libelants’ evidence.
- The attorney represented three libelants in the defamation case.
- The libelants sought monetary damages for the false statements.
- After months of litigation, the libelants reached a settlement.