libel suit

collocation in English

meaningsoflibelandsuit

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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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suit
noun
uk
/suːt/us
/suːt/
a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the ...
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(Definition oflibelandsuitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first is that complainants could take out alibelsuitinstead.
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However, due to evidence, they were cleared in alibelsuit.
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Goldwater was eventually compensated $75,000 in alibelsuitafter the election.
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However, hislibelsuitnever came to trial, it is believed that he may have settled the case out of court.
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Finally, the case demonstrated an old adage: bringing alibelsuitis generally a poor way to burnish a reputation.
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After a personal apology from an owner was published, thelibelsuitwas dropped.
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Alibelsuitwas brought against him.
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The first was alibelsuitsuing for a sum of 3.3 million dollars.
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Sullivan did not respond but instead filed alibelsuita few days later.
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Berezovsky accepted the apology and withdrew hislibelsuit.
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Initially arguing on moral and religious grounds, he switched to health hazard tactics, but had to back down in the face of a threatenedlibelsuit.
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Littman said that unless the student organizers retracted their accusations that he and his wife deceived them, he would consider alibelsuit.
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Therefore, they argue, remedies are accessible even though the negligence and tort and libel suits are protected.
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The libel suits showed lamentable error of judgment.
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They produce a handful of libel suits.
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The two assailed one another in the press, and filed libel suits and counter libel suits against one another.
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His newspaper career was one of intense editorial battles resulting in libel suits and more personal attacks.
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Several articles that were published in the paper led to high profile libel suits.
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Foote was frequently threatened with libel suits.
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Self-censorship is employed due to occasional libel suits by government ministers.
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