verb
- present participle of libel; publishing false statements that damage someone’s reputation
Usage: legal term
Examples
- The newspaper was accused of libeling the politician with false claims.
- She sued the magazine for libeling her character.
- The court found that the article was libeling the company’s CEO.
- He was careful not to risk libeling anyone in his investigative report.
- The blogger faced charges for libeling several public figures.
- They were libeling their former business partner in online posts.