libel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlaɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlaɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lī′bəl)

Inflections of 'libel' (n): npl: libels
Inflections of 'libel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
libelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
libeling
v pres p (US)
libelled
v past (Mainly UK)
libeled
v past (US)
libelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
libeled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
libel n (law: printing false claim)libelo nm
 The politician accused the newspaper of libel.
 El político acusó al periódico de libelo.
libel [sb]⇒ vtr (law: publish false claim about)difamar⇒ vtr
  injuriar⇒ vtr
  calumniar⇒ vtr
 After being fired from her job, Mary libeled her former employer on the internet.
 Después de ser despedida de su trabajo, Mary difamó a su antiguo jefe en internet.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
action for libel n (law: written defamation)querella por libelo loc nom f
  demanda por libelo loc nom f
  demanda por difamación escrita loc nom f
  querella por difamación escrita loc nom f
blood libel n (religion: alleged human sacrifice)libelo de sangre nm
defamatory libel n (law: written falsehood)libelo difamatorio loc nom m
  libelo injurioso loc nom m
libel action n (law: defamation lawsuit)denuncia por difamación loc nom f
  demanda por difamación loc nom f
  querella por difamación loc nom f
seditious libel n UK, Can (law: [sth] meant to defame [sb])libelo sedicioso nm + adj
  comunicado escrito sedicioso loc nom m
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'libel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
action for defamation - defame
Spanish:
calumnia - libelo - calumniar - daño al honor - difamación - acción de difamación - acción de libelo - querella por difamación


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