Both Uses of
libel
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- It's a fact that I did play with them, but it's a perfect libel to say I did it for my own amusement.†
Chpt 10 *
- He guessed it …. though it's a libel.†
Chpt 11
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.