Emboldened by the acts of those outside, the apostate Mormons, associated with others, commenced the publication of a libelous paper in Nauvoo, called the Nauvoo Expositor.
It was the pleasure of President Kruger, who had himself in London promised his protection, that those who told the plain truth as to the oppression of the European people were "libelous liars.
Well, it ought to be libelous if it isn't true," asserted Io warmly.
Why, what is there libelous in saying that a man claims to have been called by his first name by another man?
As nearly as I might judge, anything true you printed about an English politician would be libelous, and anything libelous you printed about him would be true.
But the business of publishing libelous paragraphs at these rates, low as they were, was ceasing to be either pleasant or profitable.
As fast as the articles were republished, they were carefully examined, and prosecutions begun against the "Evening Journal" for those of them containing libelous matter.
Among those who understand the art of conversation, libelous talk is rarely heard; with those who cultivate it to perfection, never.
No, indeed, slander and libelous talk are not necessary ingredients of gossip.
They did not delay in making known to the public this concession, so hardly won, by means of another libelous pamphlet.
Bathori's reign was not, however, free from libelous attacks on the Jews.
As a matter of fact he had never seen the libelous article by Miss Slammer.
Would the editors of the Commune do anything about the base, libelous article?
Look at this base, libelous article," Judy ejaculated, spreading the paper on the table.
And when a libelous publication is directed against a class or body of persons, for example, the medical staff of a public hospital, any member of the body may maintain an action for the wrong.
Yet for historical data it is almost as unreliable as the libelous "New English Canaan" of Thomas Morton.
The middle third of the poem that has to do explicitly with Stonewall Jackson is partly libelous and partly ridiculous.
It seemed that Madame Sennier had made her libelousstatement in a violent fit of temper, brought on by a bad rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera House.
If he backs up Madame Sennier in her libelous remarks it will be proclaiming that he can be bribed," exclaimed Charmian.
The illustrations of this character might be multiplied indefinitely, but these cover the general range of libelous expressions when personally applied to an individual.
Thus, one may apply to another orally words of personal vituperation and abuse that would not render him liable in a suit for slander, but which if published of another in a newspaper would be libelous and actionable.
An instance would be the publication of libelous statements taken from a complaint or affidavit that had been sworn to in a suit but before the paper had been actually introduced in the trial of the case.
NOTES THE LAW OF LIBEL The following general statement of some of the fundamental principles governing the law of libel is intended to enable the newspaper writer to guard against the publication of indefensible libelous matter.
The Puritans were dubbed Martinists, and henceforth had to bear the odium of the boisterous vulgarity and libelous exaggeration of the Marprelate lampoons.
There were not wanting many imitators of Martin's grossness on the other side of the controversy, who were just as libelous but for the most part less clever.
The papers containing the so-called libelous items are all hunted up by the police and destroyed, and the office and type are destroyed.
To say libelous things is as dangerous as to write them.
Certain clearly slanderous or libelous statements may, nevertheless, not be actionable, because they are absolutely or qualifiedly privileged.
To write a letter to a minister calling him a thief and a crook would not be libelous because there would be no publication.
And, whether true or false, the libelous publication is equally dangerous to the public peace, and is presumed to have been made with malicious intent.
He devoted his life to geometrical pursuits, and is conspicuous for a controversy with Rousseau who wished to palm upon him some of his own libelous verses against persons of distinction.
The Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post of this date adjudged to contain libelous matter against the government of England.
His offence was printing the matter called libelous written by Milton and others.
Suppose a man writes a libelous article, leaves the country, and then the article is published; is there no remedy?
If all articles had to be signed by the writer, I am satisfied the writer would be more careful and less liable to write anything of a libelous nature.
If we lie down tamely, and submit to such libelous attacks as the Sphere made on us this morning, then we do a wrong to the whole body of officers and gentlemen in the Army.
And the cellar wasn't big enough for the alligator to get in, and so he had to stay outside, and he couldn't get Uncle Wiggily.
If the rumor is not libelous it should be sent immediately as a rumor, with the addition that "the story is being investigated.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "libelous" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
