a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
双语例句
用作名词 (n.)
All the hatchet job here meant a calculated attempt to demolish the author. 这儿所有的恶毒攻击都意味着要试图败坏作家的名誉。
But the citizenry needed to be informed, and threats of libel against a newspaper for doing its job could not be allowed. 但公民需要知情,以诽谤为由威胁报刊履行其职责是不能被容许的。