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/luy'beuh lee"/, n. Law.a person against whom a libel has been filed in a court; the respondent.Also, esp. Brit., libellee.[1855-60; LIBEL + -EE]
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libelee — var of libellee Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
libelee — or libellee [lī΄bəl ē′] n. the person in a suit against whom a LIBEL (n. 4) has been filed … English World dictionary
libelee — or libellee noun Date: circa 1856 one against whom a libel has been filed in a court … New Collegiate Dictionary
libelee — noun party against which a libel (hostile handbill) has been filed by a libelant … Wiktionary
libelee — li·bel·ee || ‚laɪbÉ™ lÉªË n. defendant, one against whom a libel has been filed in a court (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
libelee — li·bel·ee … English syllables
libelee — li•bel•ee [[t]ˌlaɪ bəˈli[/t]] n. law a person against whom a charge of libel has been filed Also, esp. brit. li bel•lee′. Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
libelee — /laybaliy/ Formerly, a party against whom a libel has been filed in an ecclesiastical court or in admiralty, corresponding to the defendant in actions at law. See libel (pleadings) … Black's law dictionary
libelee — /laybaliy/ Formerly, a party against whom a libel has been filed in an ecclesiastical court or in admiralty, corresponding to the defendant in actions at law. See libel (pleadings) … Black's law dictionary
libelee — Same as libellee … Ballentine's law dictionary
