Libel是什么意思？

Libel

英[ˈlaɪbl] 美[ˈlaɪbəl]

• n. 文字诽谤，诋毁，中伤，诽谤罪；
• v. 对…进行诽谤，发表文字诽谤；

复数：libels;

过去式：libelled;

过去分词：libelled;

现在分词：libelling;

第三人称单数：libels;

例句

• She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life. 她决定起诉这家报纸对其私生活进行诬蔑。
• The jury awarded libel damages of ￡100,000. 陪审团判定诽谤赔偿费为10万英镑。
• The cost of defending the libel action almost bankrupted the small magazine. 为诽谤罪辩护的诉讼费几乎使这家小杂志社破产。
• The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws. 委员会决定禁播这部电影，理由是它触犯了刑事诽谤法。
• The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds. 这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
• It can be difficult for public figures to win a libel case. 公众人物想打赢诽谤官司可能会很难。
• Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks. 沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。
• She had a libel action against the magazine pending. 她对该杂志提起的诽谤诉讼尚未判决。
• He claimed that he had been misquoted and he threatened to sue the magazine for libel... 他声称自己的话被错误地引用，并威胁说要以诽谤罪起诉这家杂志。
• The onus of proof is reversed in libel actions and placed firmly on the defender. 在诽谤诉讼中，举证责任反过来由辩方全权承担。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-VAR
  （以文字进行的）诽谤（罪）
  Libel is a written statement which wrongly accuses someone of something, and which is therefore against the law.
  例句
  Warren sued him for libel over the remarks... 沃伦就此言论起诉他诽谤。 If the jury decided there was a libel, it would have to consider its effect on Miss Smith's position. 如果陪审团裁定诽谤罪成立，那就必须考虑其对史密斯小姐的职位的影响。
• VERB
  （在书报、杂志上）对…进行诽谤
  To libel someone means to write or print something in a book, newspaper, or magazine which wrongly damages that person's reputation and is therefore against the law.
  例句
  The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation. 诽谤他的报纸已经向他提出支付赔偿金。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  诽谤性文字;发表诽谤性文字;有损某人〔某物〕名誉的事物
  The jury awarded libel damages of ￡100,000. 陪审团判定诽谤赔偿费为10万英镑。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a tort consisting of 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 defammation) and any relief he seeks
• Verb
  1. print slanderous statements against;
  "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"