libel suit
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libel suit — legal suit involving slander or defamation of character … English contemporary dictionary
libel — Ⅰ. libel UK US /ˈlaɪbəl/ noun [C or U] LAW ► something written or published that makes false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization: libel suit/lawsuit »They filed a libel lawsuit against the… … Financial and business terms
suit — [suːt, sjuːt ǁ suːt] noun 1. [countable] LAW a case brought to a court of law by a private person or company, not by the police or government; = LAWSUIT: • Ms. Sobel filed a suit, claiming sex discrimination. 2. [countable] a set of clothes mad … Financial and business terms
Libel tourism — is a form of forum shopping in which plaintiffs choose to file libel suits in jurisdictions thought more likely to give a favourable result. It particularly refers to the practice of pursuing a case in England and Wales, in preference to other… … Wikipedia
libel — [lī′bəl] n. [ME, little book < OFr < L libellus, little book, writing, lampoon, dim. of liber, a book: see LIBRARY] 1. any false and malicious written or printed statement, or any sign, picture, or effigy, tending to expose a person to… … English World dictionary
libel — n. & v. n. 1 Law a a published false statement damaging to a person s reputation (cf. SLANDER). b the act of publishing this. 2 a a false and defamatory written statement. b (foll. by on) a thing that brings discredit by misrepresentation etc.… … Useful english dictionary
libel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alleged ▪ criminal, seditious VERB + LIBEL ▪ sue (sb) for ▪ claim ▪ … Collocations dictionary
suit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 set of clothes ADJECTIVE ▪ designer, elegant, immaculate, smart (esp. BrE), well cut (esp. BrE), well tailored (esp. AmE) ▪ ill fitting … Collocations dictionary
suit */*/*/ — I UK [suːt] / US [sut] verb [transitive] Word forms suit : present tense I/you/we/they suit he/she/it suits present participle suiting past tense suited past participle suited 1) to be convenient or suitable for someone The after school programme … English dictionary
libel — /luy beuhl/, n., v., libeled, libeling or (esp. Brit.) libelled, libelling. n. 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… … Universalium
libel — noun 1》 Law the publication of a false statement that is damaging to a person s reputation. Compare with slander. ↘such a statement; a written defamation. 2》 (in admiralty and ecclesiastical law) a plaintiff s written declaration. verb… … English new terms dictionary