[{"word":"libels","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He libelled her when he published that."},{"definition":"To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/libel","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/libels"]}]