libel case

collocation in English

meaningsoflibelandcase

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libel
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈlaɪ.bəl/us
/ˈlaɪ.bəl/
a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about ...
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case
noun
uk
/keɪs/us
/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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(Definition oflibelandcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflibel case

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The other factor is that the burden of proof is upon the defendant in alibelcase.
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I do not know when we last had a criminallibelcase.
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In such circumstances, the issues involved will be similar to those in alibelcase.
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Alibelcasedoes not constitute proceedings for a relevant offence within the meaning of the clause.
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That is the kind of ordinary person who needs protection but who does not have the money to fight an expensivelibelcase.
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I know something about the laws of defamation, having been on the receiving end of alibelcasein the not too distant past.
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The individual can pursue alibelcasein the courts, but the costs are prohibitive.
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The result was that, while he was in everylibelcase, nobody sent him anything else.
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First, let us take the example of alibelcase.
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At the same time he is allowing a retired intelligence officer to bring alibelcaseagainst a senior academic.
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It was alibelcase.
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In this particularlibelcase, there was political bias from the beginning to the end, from the first charge against the defendant to the sentence at the finish.
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Newspaper articles have been written about these names and alibelcaseis pending.
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This included a celebratedlibelcase, following his exclusion from the national team in 195152 for reasons other than cricket ability.
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As a result of hislibelcase, he had become increasingly interested in law and began seeking someone to teach him.
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Our feeling is thelibelcaseis the more significant of the two.
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The book included details of thelibelcaseand reproduced reportage about the case.
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After a critical account of his role appeared in 1998, he undertook a lengthylibelcase, ultimately settled out of court.
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Aitken was subsequently sentenced to 18 months in prison for perjuring himself in thelibelcase.
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