antilibel

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English

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Etymology

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anti- +‎ libel

Adjective

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antilibel (comparative more antilibel, superlative most antilibel)

  1. Opposing or countering libel.
    • 1985, David Keith Cohler, Broadcast journalism:
      By far the most frequent use of antilibel wording comes in stories involving criminal offenses (oops, make that alleged criminal offenses).