libel

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This word comes from the Latin for "little book"; when a Roman wanted to defame another, he issued a book of his foe's misdeeds libel $600 J WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS 2017-05-25 #7539
From Latin for "the little book" Romans used to publicize enemies' faults, it's a term for defamation libel $300 J WORD ORIGINS 1986-03-10 #391
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