libel
had libelled
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past perfectof libel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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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
Jonson says he wrote his “Poetaster” to ridicule Marston, the dramatist, who previously had libelled him on the stage.
From Shakespeare in the Theatre by William Poel
Also, I learned the name of the man who had libelled the Snark.
From The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London
