Answer: libeled

AnswerCrossword Clue
LIBELEDDefamed in writing
LIBELEDMaligned in writing
LIBELEDPilloried in print
LIBELEDDefamed in print
LIBELEDLike some newspaper suers
LIBELEDDefamed.
LIBELEDMaligned
LIBELEDPut down in writing
LIBELEDVictimized by the press, say
LIBELEDMaliciously misrepresented
LIBELEDSmeared with ink?
libeled(in admiralty and ecclesiastical law) Bring a suit against (someone)
libeledMake a false and malicious statement about
libeledDefame (someone) by publishing a libel
libeledLIBEL, to make a defamatory statement about