All 4 Uses of
libel
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- He's in there now with his lawbooks finding out the law of libel.†
Chpt 8 *
- —Take a what? says I. —Libel action, says he, for ten thousand pounds.†
Chpt 12
- —Yes, says J. J., but the truth of a libel is no defence to an indictment for publishing it in the eyes of the law.†
Chpt 12
- …than theft, highway robbery, cruelty to children and animals, obtaining money under false pretences, forgery, embezzlement, misappropriation of public money, betrayal of public trust, malingering, mayhem, corruption of minors, criminal libel, blackmail, contempt of court, arson, treason, felony, mutiny on the high seas, trespass, burglary, jailbreaking, practice of unnatural vice, desertion from armed forces in the field, perjury, poaching, usury, intelligence with the king's…†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(libel) a published falsehood that damages a someone's reputation; or the act of publishing such a falsehoodeditor's notes: The legal distinction between libel and slander is that libel is an oral offense while slander is written or published.