Definitions For Libeling

noun

  • The act of publishing a false statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone

verb

  • To write and publish a false statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of (someone)

Is Libelings a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
17

The word Libeling is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Libeling in a Sentence

  • He sued the newspaper for libel.
  • The newspaper was found guilty of libel.
  • The newspaper's attorneys argued that the article was not a libel.
  • The jury found that the article libeled him.
  • The court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him

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