acclaim vs libel

acclaim

verb
  • To declare by acclamations. 

  • To express great approval (for). 

  • To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation. 

  • To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. 

noun
  • An acclamation; a shout of applause. 

libel

verb
  • To defame (someone), especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel. 

  • To proceed against (goods, a ship, etc.) by filing a libel claim. 

noun
  • The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly. 

  • Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire. 

  • A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek. 

  • A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc. 

  • A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. 

How often have the words acclaim and libel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )