admission of tort libel and harassment i admit i said that he either needed to admit he didn't mean his nd statement or else admit that he had been a liar in making his original statement my patience was wearing thin i admit you may judge whether i have acted wrongly aggravating inexcusable continuing libel irismeister is a quack and a nutcase there ah that felt good to say btw the definition of libel is simple and comes directly'' from the wiki trusted npov source libel and slander are two forms of defamation or defamation of character which is the tort of making a false statement of fact that injures someone's reputation when the communication is in writing it is termed libel if made via the spoken word the correct term is slander both acts share a common legal history although they may be treated differently under modern legal systems the statement need not be derogatory in itself to be actionable as where it constitutes invasion of privacy or portrays the person in a false light as by calling a prominent democrat a republican