Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Libel
Libel noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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An interesting real-life subversion occurred in 1703 when Daniel Defoe (best known for writing Robinson Crusoe) was pilloried for the crime of seditious libel.
Source: Come to Gawk
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Libel and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/libel
Crime & Libel. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/libel>.
Libel or Crime. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/libel.
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