Definitions
1.nounA written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
2.nounThe act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
3.nounAny defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
4.nounA written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
5.nounA brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
6.verbTo defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel."He libelled her when he published that."
7.verbTo proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.