libellous

[US]/ˈlaɪbɵləs/
[UK]/'laɪbələs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. indeholdende falsk information, der er skadelig og skader en persons omdømme.

Example Sentences

a libellous newspaper story.

en hånlig avisartikel.

And as Floyd Abrams, an American lawyer and free-speech defender, notes, a book publisher, for example, will still be nervous about an author who has written a “libellous book”.

Og som Floyd Abrams, en amerikansk advokat og forsvarer af ytringsfriheden, bemærker, vil en bogudgiver, for eksempel, stadig være nervøs for en forfatter, der har skrevet en 'hånlig bog'.

Real-world Examples

'Oh, that! ' he said; and told her about Benny Skoll, and the Watchman, and Williams rebuking virtue. And so they were gay after all over their Sunday supper, with Marta supplying libellous stories of the Watchman's theatre critic.

'Åh, det! ' sagde han; og fortalte hende om Benny Skoll, og Vagtmanden, og hvordan Williams forbande dyd. Og så var de glade nok over deres søndagsaften, med at Marta tilføjede forulempende historier om Vagtmandens teaterkritiker.

Source: A handsome face.

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