libel
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The case type is described as "Media and Communication -- Part 7 Claim -- Defamation -- libel and slander".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
He has been questioned in court before about his alleged IRA past - at the Ballymurphy inquest in Belfast in 2019 and during a libel case against the BBC in Dublin in 2025.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Former England footballer and pundit Eni Aluko has been awarded more than £300,000 damages and legal costs after suing Joey Barton for libel over social media posts.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
In 1932 she reported on the libel trial brought against Hitler by a former Nazi henchman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
After many nights without sleep, we have given the original letter to our lawyer, who is instigating a libel suit for $500,000.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing libel
All About That Baseless: Bad-Faith Accusations
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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