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or libellous
as in erroneous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued
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Recent Examples of libelous
In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Robinson was sentenced late last year to a year and a half in prison due to violating a court order prohibiting him from repeating libelous allegations about a Syrian refugee, and Musk has been calling for his release.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
These are false, libelous claims.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Some typical British editor got scared because everything is potentially libelous.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Robinson was sentenced late last year to a year and a half in prison due to violating a court order prohibiting him from repeating libelous allegations about a Syrian refugee, and Musk has been calling for his release.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
These are false, libelous claims.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Some typical British editor got scared because everything is potentially libelous.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libelous
Adjective
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Some free-speech experts at the time felt Disney had a chance to win that case, which revolved around erroneous statements made by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Spoofing relies on transmitting false signals that mimic authentic satellite signals to trick signal receivers into calculating erroneous positions for aircraft and other users.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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On January 15, 2025, Baldoni filed suit against Lively; her husband, Ryan Reynolds; and their publicist, insisting that her claims of mistreatment were defamatory.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Everyone in our state should renounce and denounce these defamatory attacks.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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The group’s ads on his past felony bank fraud charges were decried by Ford as slanderous.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Keefer called these claims baseless and slanderous.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Vanegas, who has lived at Forest View Mobile Home park for two years, stood at the culmination of a nearly yearlong effort to save the park after Blue Island officials ordered the property owners to evict residents, citing unsafe conditions, incorrect zoning, unpaid water debt and code violations.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Similarly unimpressive, if not technically incorrect, is Sieger’s dish.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Unfolding one of the most scandalous crimes in Sweden; a five-person murder/suicide in Stockholm’s upper classes, experienced from the point of view of a young woman.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The resulting book is scandalous, funny and delicious.—
Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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On May 14, Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Newsom and onetime Becerra political adviser, pleaded guilty in federal court after accepting a plea deal to multiple charges, including committing bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and lying to the FBI.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Dana Williamson, former top aide to Newsom, pleaded guilty in an FBI corruption probe to bank fraud, filing a false tax return and lying to the FBI.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelous. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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