antilibel

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adjective

Opposing or countering libel.

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Meanings

adjectiveantilibel (comparative more antilibel, superlative most antilibel)

comparative more antilibel · superlative most antilibel

  1. Opposing or countering libel.

    By far the most frequent use of antilibel wording comes in stories involving criminal offenses (oops, make that alleged criminal offenses).

    1985, David Keith Cohler, Broadcast journalism

Origin

From anti- + libel.

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Cite this entry
APA

antilibel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilibel

MLA

“antilibel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilibel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antilibel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilibel.

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