had libelled

• past perfect

  past perfect

  Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.

  of libel.
  libel

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had libelled

The News of the World later settled out-of-court with him, admitting they too had libelled him.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

However the Court of Appeal dismissed Mr Fox's bid to overturn the finding that he had libelled Mr Blake and Mr Seymour.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

Jewell filed lawsuits against many of the publications and networks who he claimed had libelled him.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2019

The finding of harassment followed a 2009 high court decision by Sir Charles Gray that Bates had libelled Levi, also in his chairman's articles published prominently in the match programme.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2012

Mr. Butt was extremely indignant at suspicions being thrown out respecting him, he abused those who had libelled and slandered him, and threatened prosecution, a threat which he has not executed, nor ever will.

From The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 by William Brodie Gurney

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• defamation