Libel (disambiguation)
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Libel is a false, malicious statement published in mainstream media (i.e. on the internet, in a magazine, etc.). (If the defamatory statements are only spoken, they are called "slander".) It is somewhat synonymous to defamation.
Libel may also refer to:
- Libel (film) (1959), a British drama film
- Libel (poetry), a verse genre primarily of the Renaissance
- Libel, a village in the Rychnov nad Kněžnou District of the Czech Republic
- libel, a proceeding in Admiralty law
[edit] See also
- Seditious libel, a criminal offence under English common law, related to attacks on the government or the church
- Blasphemous libel, a common law criminal offence in England and Wales
- Blood libel, sensationalized allegations that a person or group engages in human sacrifice
- Libelle (various meanings)
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