Clues for the word "LIBEL"
We've had 101 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 222 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on April 09, 2026.
Definition of libel
- n. - A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
- n. - Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
- n. - A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law.
- n. - The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication.
- n. - A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.
- v. t. - To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon.
- v. t. - To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods.
- v. i. - To spread defamation, written or printed; -- with against.
Referring Clues
- Slander's counterpart
- Newspaper no-no
- Media lawyer's concern
- Actionable words
- Kind of suit
- Put down in print
- Media lawyer's subject
- Reputation ruiner
- Write wrongs
- Kind of suit found in a courtroom
- Defamation
- Vilify in print
- Bad writing?
- Defamation in print
- Bad press?
- Reason to sue a publisher
- Defame, in a way
- Defame in print
- Defamatory words
- Suit material
- Tort type
- Printed defamation
- Malign in print
- Written smear
- Slander relative
- Character assassination in print
- A form of defamation
- Slander counterpart
- Put down in writing?
- Malign in a magazine
- It concerns write wrongs?
- Suit material?
- Sort of tort
- Publishing crime
- Defamation in writing
- Defame in writing
- Attack in print
- What tabloids are often sued for
- Written defamation
- Malicious gossip
- Malicious gossip
- Type of tort
- Defamatory writing
- Written slander
- Slander's kin
- Slander's cousin
- Defamatory text
- Smearing in ink?
- Printing error?
- Insult in print
- Lawsuit cause
- Media law topic
- Printed slander
- Material for a suit?
- Reputation wrecker
- Put down in writing
- Slander
- Defamatory statement
- Fact-checking can help avoid it
- Tabloid issue
- Torts class subject
- Defame
- Tortious writing
- Written assault on one's reputation
- Publisher's concern
- Actionable statement
- Smear
- A possibly expensive publication!
- It's an offence to tear up a bill out East
- Write ill of
- Be ill, perhaps, due to defamation
- Liable to drop article misconstrued as smear
- Calumny
- Ultimately, vitriol and bile stirred up calumny
- Calumnious writing
- Defame falsely
- Slander in print
- Slander kin
- Smear in print
- New bill about ultimate justice, a legal consideration
- Wrong use of words
- Be ill, perhaps, due to transgression
- Media lawyer's specialty
- What a tabloid may be sued for
- Form of defamation
- Give a bad name
- Ink smear?
- To be ill can be against the law
- Defamation of character
- Tort in print
- Defamation in a paper
- Writing that can get you in trouble
- Tort class topic
- Smear with ink?
- Focus of some celebrity suits
- Malicious defamation
- Tortious material
- Some smears
- It's an offence to be ill, possibly!
- Print issue?
- Be ill disposed to commit an offence
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 09, 2026
- Your Life Choices - March 23, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 20, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - February 15, 2026
- Daily Quick - December 29, 2025
- Daily American - December 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 18, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 25, 2025
- Daily American - September 07, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 05, 2025
- LA Times - July 15, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 24, 2025
- Daily American - May 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 11, 2025
- New York Times - March 31, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 10, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 23, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 11, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 07, 2024
- USA Today - November 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 23, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - September 17, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 14, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 31, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 09, 2024
- And in 192 more crossword puzzles...