LIBELLOUS meaning: Defamatory, false statements damaging reputation

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libellous: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
libellous: Merriam-Webster
libellous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
libellous: Collins English Dictionary
Libellous, libellous: Wordnik
libellous: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
libellous: Wiktionary
libellous: Dictionary.com
Libellous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
libellous: Rhymezone
libellous: FreeDictionary.org
libellous: Mnemonic Dictionary
libellous: TheFreeDictionary.com
libellous: Vocabulary.com

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libellous: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
libellous: Legal dictionary

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▸ adjective: (British spelling) Alternative spelling of libelous [Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.]

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slander, defamation, calumny, more...

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