our quiz results in our journ class were just returned to us. and what a score i've got! 21/30!! very very low!! and as we were discussing the answers, i learned what libel really means. (hmmp!! there goes my additional point!! this is what i get for not listening in class!!) and now, i decided to take some definitions from a reliable source: dictionary.com


li·bel /ˈlaɪbəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[lahy-buhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -beled, -bel·ing or (especially British) -belled, -bel·ling.
–noun 1. Law. a. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
b. the act or crime of publishing it.
c. a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.

2. anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.
–verb (used with object) 3. to publish a libel against.
4. to misrepresent damagingly.
5. to institute suit against by a libel, as in an admiralty court.


[Origin: 1250–1300; ME: little book, formal document, esp. plaintiff's statement < L libellus, dim. of liber book; for formation, see castellum]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

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definition #2



libel

noun
1. a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
2. the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks

verb
1. print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University





and those are just two of the many definitions dictionary.com can offer.

so be very careful of what you publish. yeah, really careful.

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