1 noun LAW action or crime of publishing a libelleabhal masc1 c m uhe sued her for libelthug sé cás leabhail ina leithlibel actioncaingean leabhail2 noun false and insulting statementit was described as a libel on the countrydúradh gur smál ar chlú na tíre a bhí ann3 verb TRANSITIVEleabhlaigh verbto libel sbleabhlú a dhéanamh ar dhuine