libelous
Americanadjective
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After replacing the original judge and disqualifying Zenger’s counsel, the crown lost its case when a jury acquitted Zenger, even though under existing law the paper’s writings were libelous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Discovery and the production company Ample Entertainment of inflicting emotional distress through defamatory and libelous claims made in the documentary.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025
The lawsuit alleges the principal and the district violated the California Education Code, which provides strong protections for student journalism and free speech with few exceptions, such as content that is obscene, libelous or slanderous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Alleging that these claims and other, similar ones were libelous, Dominion sued Fox in March 2021, asking for $1.6 billion in damages.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2023
According to Burr, the immediate incident only proved that Hamilton’s libelous ways were incorrigible.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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