(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. / (uncountable) The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly.

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.

bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable. / subject; susceptible. / exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.

To release from slavery: to manumit. / To release from servitude or unjust rule. / To release from restraint or inhibition. / (chemistry) To release from chemical bonds or solutions.

A person who ad-libs, particularly one who is well known for skill in ad-libbing.

To improvise all or part of a speech or other performance, especially in comedy.

The quality of being liberal.

The act of liberating or the state of being liberated. / The process of striving to achieve equal rights and status.

The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity. / The wine or liquid thus poured out.

(politics) A person who holds liberal views but may or may not be a member of their country's "Liberal Party".