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Significados de libellous em inglês

(Used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.

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Uso de libellous em inglês
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What were editors thinking in publishing material that was so obviously libellous?
The Guardian
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We can bear this libellous gossip least patiently of all with birds.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2
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In my opinion it's libellous to say that I'm protecting a deserter.
Our Casualty, and Other Stories / 1918
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Therefore, the alleged libellous comments should be covered by parliamentary privilege.
The Irish Times
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He had written the following libellous couplet upon the fair sex:-
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3
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We wanted to know if it was libellous to call someone a brat.
The Irish Times
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Age, small, libellous, and short-lived weekly papers in the year 1838
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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I'm sure Mr. Taynton will agree with me that that is really libellous.
The Blotting Book
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She has weighed in on the difficult moderating cases, including the potentially libellous post.
The Guardian
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So it's come to this, libellous accusations of animal abuse.
The Guardian
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You mustn't believe everything you're told, specially when it's libellous.
Odd John
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Infamous and libellous tales regarding my life have been told, and must be refuted.
An Ambitious Man
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Great was the wrath of that injured personage as he read such libellous truths.
History of the United Netherlands, 1592-94
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An admiring House immediately voted the poems obscene, libellous, and a breach of privilege.
A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III
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When I had finished my tale, he burst out into violent and libellous language.
In the Wrong Paradise, and Other Stories
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But if he made the statement 'dodgy' about my bank account, that was potentially libellous.
The Guardian
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