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

1. print slanderous statements against;

   "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"
   

1.（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.

e.g. Warren sued him forlibel over the remarks...
沃伦就此言论起诉他诽谤。
e.g. If the jury decided there was alibel, 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。

2.（在书报、杂志上）对…进行诽谤
Tolibel 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.

e.g. 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。

1. 诽谤：在我们这个时代,当我们可能容忍亵渎上帝(blasphemy)或淫秽的语言(obscenity)时,我们仍然可能在与诽谤(libel)、欺诈(fraud)、煽动暴乱(inciting to riot)和在拥挤剧场的可耻漫骂(crying fire!

2. libel的翻译

2. 诽谤罪：支持云碧的意见. 如果别人诬陷了您,作一解释,或者上法庭,以诽谤罪(libel)起诉,这网上的帖子都可能做为对方的罪证

3. 文字诽谤：英国法中,诽谤分两种:文字诽谤(libel)和言语诽谤(slander). 纽西兰在<<1954年诽谤法>>实施以后,不再有这样法律上的区分. 新的诽谤法(1992)又取消了刑事诽谤,因些诽谤法目前只属民法(tort)范围. 笔误亦可构成诽谤.

4. libel

4. 书面诽谤：在英国普通法中,书面诽谤(libel)在某种情况下可能构成犯罪,口头诽谤(Slander)若非妨碍公共秩序(Breach of peace)则只可依民事侵权行为法请求损害赔偿.