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libelee

American

[lahy-buh-lee] / ˌlaɪ bəˈli /

especially British, libellee

noun

Law.

a person against whom a libel has been filed in a court; the respondent.

Etymology

Origin of libelee

First recorded in 1855–60; libel + -ee

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