Definitions
1.NounA written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
2.NounThe act or tort 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."a libel of forsaking [divorcement]"
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 (goods, a ship, etc.) by filing a legal claim.