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libelled

libelled is the simple past and past participle of libel.

Meaning of libel

Verb

libel (third-person singular simple present libels, present participle (US) libeling or (UK) libelling, simple past and past participle (US) libeled or (UK) libelled)

  1. (transitive) To defame (someone), especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
    • He libelled her when he published that.
  2. (transitive) To proceed against (goods, a ship, etc.) by filing a legal claim.

See all 7 meanings of libel

Forms of libelled

alternative formlibeled

Words formed from libelled

Questions about libelled

What is libelled the simple past and past participle of?
Libelled is the simple past and past participle of libel.

Words near libelled in the dictionary

  1. libellant
  2. libellants
  3. libellary
  4. libellas
  5. libelle
  6. libelled
  7. libellee
  8. libellees
  9. libeller
  10. libellers
  11. libelles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: libelled (page history and authors); libel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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