• n. 诽谤罪；诋毁；毁坏名誉的东西；控诉书
• vt. 中伤；控告；对…进行诽谤
• vi. 进行文字诽谤

来自拉丁语liber,书，来自PIE*leup,剥下，削皮，词源同leaf,library,-el,小词后缀。即小书，引申词义小册子，诽谤书。

libel

libel: see library

libel (n.)

c. 1300, "formal written statement," especially, in civil law, "plaintiff's statement of charges" (mid-14c.); from Old French libelle (fem.) "small book; (legal) charge, claim; writ; written report" (13c.), from Latin libellus "a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint," diminutive of liber "book" (see library). Broader sense of "any published or written statement likely to harm a person's reputation" is first attested 1630s.

libel (v.)

mid-15c., "make an initial statement setting out a plaintiff's case" (modern sense from 1560s), from libel (n.), q.v. for sense development. Related: Libeled; libelled; libeling; libelling.

1. Canadian libel law is based on English common law.

加拿大的诽谤法是以英国的习惯法为基础的。

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2. She had a libel action against the magazine pending.

她对该杂志提起的诽谤诉讼尚未判决。

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3. Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks.

沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。

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4. It can be difficult for public figures to win a libel case.

公众人物想打赢诽谤官司可能会很难。

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5. The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds.

这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。

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