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libel

noun as in purposeful lie about someone, often malicious

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She was accused of spreading a modern-day blood libel, a term historically used to describe false and antisemitic accusations.

"Anyone who spreads blood libels against IDF troops is unfit to wear the army's uniform," he said.

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Smart Shirts Ltd, a Hong Kong supplier of garments with customers in the UK, brought a claim for libel, alleging it had been defamed as its name was included.

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The story of Hugh of Lincoln—one of the earliest “blood libels” against the Jews—crossed the Atlantic to appear in American ballads from New England to the Deep South.

Laurence Fox's libel claim after he was called a racist on social media should be reconsidered at a retrial, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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