: the quality of being easy to understand or use. : the state or quality of being plain or not fancy or complicated. : something that is simple or ordinary but enjoyable.ull Definition of SIMPLICITY. 1. : the state of being simple, uncomplicated, or uncompounded. 2. a: lack of subtlety or penetration: innocence, naivete naivetÃ©: b, folly. silliness. : 3 freedom from pretense or: guile. candor. 4
LIBEL, libellus, criminal law. A malicious defamation expressed either in printing or writing, or by signs or pictures, tending to blacken the memory of one who is dead, with intent to provoke the living; or the reputation of one who is alive, and to expose him to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Hawk.
A libelous statement can be the basis of a civil lawsuit. brought by the person or group allegedly defamed or, in. rare cases, a criminal prosecution. There is no uniform law for libel. Each state decides. what the plaintiff in a civil libel suit must prove and what. defenses are available to the media.