libel
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A year after he lampooned a judge in a mocking poem, he had the misfortune of standing before him charged with seditious libel for a pamphlet satirizing the Church.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The phrase was first used in Parliament, and could therefore be repeated by journalists without risk of libel.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Lu has filed libel and defamation suits in South Africa, Australia, the U.K. and other countries against some of his critics, including Longwe, the internet-service provider executive in Malawi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
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.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
“If you mean libel, I’d say so, and not talk about labels, as if Papa was a pickle bottle,” advised Jo, laughing.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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