A libel is a malicious statement in written media, a broadcast, or otherwise published words.

Libel may also refer to: Libel (2020 EP) by Nigerian singer Brymo Libel!, a 1934 play by Edward Wooll Libel (film) a 1959 British drama film based on the play Libel (poetry), a verse genre primarily of the Renaissance Libel (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic Libel (admiralty law), a proceeding in admiralty law

See also Seditious libel, a criminal offence under English common law, related to attacks on the government or the church Blasphemous libel, a former common law criminal offence in England and Wales Blood libel, sensationalized allegations that a person or group engages in human sacrifice Libelle (disambiguation), various meanings