A false written or illustrated statement harming someone's reputation

• The legal offense or tort of publishing such a statement

以文字或图片发表的损害他人名誉的虚假陈述

• 发布此类陈述的法律侵权行为

To publish a false statement that defames someone in writing

• To commit the tort of libel against someone

以书面形式发布虚假陈述以诽谤他人

• 对他人实施文字诽谤的侵权行为

Archaic: a written complaint by a plaintiff, especially in admiralty or ecclesiastical courts

• An old term for certain formal legal pleadings

旧：原告提交的书面起诉书，尤指海事或教会法庭中

• 某些正式诉状的旧称

To file a legal claim against goods or a vessel, especially in admiralty

• To institute an in rem proceeding by libel

对货物或船舶提起法律诉讼，尤指海事法上

• 通过提交起诉状启动物上程序