libellus famosus
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libellus famosus — (Civil law.) A defamatory publication … Ballentine's law dictionary
libellus — /bbebs/ In the civil law, a little Feudal law. An instrument of alienation or conveyance, as of a fief, or a part of it @ libellus supplex A petition, especially to the emperor, all petitions to whom must be in writing. @ libellum rescribere to… … Black's law dictionary
libellus — /bbebs/ In the civil law, a little Feudal law. An instrument of alienation or conveyance, as of a fief, or a part of it @ libellus supplex A petition, especially to the emperor, all petitions to whom must be in writing. @ libellum rescribere to… … Black's law dictionary
FAMOSUS — apud Iul. Capitolin in Pio, Sed Repentinus famoso percussus est, quod per concubinam Principis ad praefecturam venisset: absolute pro famoso libello, in Repentinum composito. Sic Graecis Latinâ voce Φάμωσα. Incertus Auctor apud Suid. in voce… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Libellus — (lat.), 1) kleine, wenig Blätter enthaltende Schrift, z.B. L. delatorĭus, Denunciationsschrift; 2) Verzeichniß von Sachen, so L. auctionarius, schriftlicher Anschlag einer Auction an einem öffentlichen Orte; 3) Klageschrift; daher Libelliren, mit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
famosus libellus — /famowsas bbebs/ A libelous writing. A term of the civil law denoting that species of injuria which corresponds nearly to libel or slander … Black's law dictionary
famosus libellus — /famowsas bbebs/ A libelous writing. A term of the civil law denoting that species of injuria which corresponds nearly to libel or slander … Black's law dictionary
famosus libellus — A libelous book or publication; a libel … Ballentine's law dictionary
Libel — • A malicious publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, sign, or otherwise than by mere speech, which exposes any living person, or the memory of any person deceased, to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, or which causes or tends to … Catholic encyclopedia
libel — li·bel 1 / lī bəl/ n [Anglo French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1: complaint (1) used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a: a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words; specif: a… … Law dictionary