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commit libel against sb
libel 作为名词，常指以书面形式进行的诽谤。
The newspaper committed libel against the politician.
该报纸对该政治家犯下了诽谤罪。
诽谤（文字损害名誉）；诽谤罪
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诽谤（文字损害名誉）；诽谤罪
A false and malicious written statement that damages a person's reputation; the crime of publishing such a statement.
The newspaper committed libel against the politician.
该报纸对该政治家犯下了诽谤罪。
以文字或图片形式作出的虚假陈述,旨在不公正地损害他人名誉。
A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
公开展示此类陈述的行为或侵权行为。
The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly.
任何诽谤性文字；讽刺文；讽刺作品。
Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
原告就其诉讼理由及所寻求的救济所作的书面声明或陈述。
A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
The newspaper article was considered a libel against the politician.
那篇报纸文章被认为是对那位政治家的诽谤。
She was sued for libelling her former employer in a blog post.
她因在博客文章中诽谤前雇主而被起诉。
The writer committed libel when he published false accusations.
那位作家在发表虚假指控时构成了诽谤罪。
libel 作为名词，常指以书面形式进行的诽谤。
The newspaper committed libel against the politician.
该报纸对该政治家犯下了诽谤罪。
She decided to sue the magazine for libel.
她决定起诉该杂志诽谤。
The author was accused of libel after publishing the article.
该作者在发表文章后被指控诽谤。
libel 作为及物动词，直接跟被诽谤的对象。
The article libelled the company's CEO.
那篇文章诽谤了该公司的首席执行官。
Not this
He was accused of slander for his article.
Use this
He was accused of libel for his article.
混淆了 libel（书面诽谤）和 slander（口头诽谤）。libel 特指通过文字、图片等永久形式进行的诽谤，而 slander 指口头诽谤。文章属于书面形式，应用 libel。
Not this
He sued the newspaper libel.
Use this
He sued the newspaper for libel.
缺少必要的介词 for。动词 sue 后接被起诉的对象时，常用 sue someone for something 结构，表示因某事起诉某人。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
诽谤诉讼
The actress filed a libel suit against the magazine.
该女演员对那本杂志提起了诽谤诉讼。
诽谤法
Libel law varies from country to country.
诽谤法因国家而异。
诽谤案件
The libel case was settled out of court.
这起诽谤案件庭外和解了。
以诽谤起诉
They decided to sue for libel after the false article.
在那篇虚假文章之后，他们决定以诽谤起诉。
指控诽谤
He was accused of libel by his former employer.
他被前雇主指控诽谤。
构成诽谤
Publishing false information can commit libel.
发布虚假信息可能构成诽谤。
诽谤诉讼
The celebrity filed a libel suit against the tabloid.
这位名人向该小报提起了诽谤诉讼。
本身诽谤（法律术语）
The statement was considered libel per se because it falsely accused him of a crime.
该声明被视为本身诽谤，因为它错误地指控他犯罪。
Use libel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Libel 是书面诽谤，联想 'library'（图书馆）里的诽谤文字。
名词和动词均涉及诽谤，通常用于法律、新闻或正式书面语境，比较正式，日常口语较少使用。
名词常与介词on连用；动词可直接接宾语
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