hail vs libel

hail

verb
  • To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of. 

  • To signal in order to initiate communication with. 

  • To send or release hail. 

  • Of hail, to fall from the sky. 

  • To name; to designate; to call. 

  • To pour down in rapid succession. 

  • To indicate, from a designated stop or otherwise, to the driver of a public transport vehicle that one wishes to board and travel on the vehicle, usually using hand signals such as waving. 

  • To greet; give salutation to; salute. 

noun
  • An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm. 

  • A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects. 

  • Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. 

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. 

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