: 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.
What Are Defamation, Libel and Slander? Defamation is the issuance of a false statement about another person, which causes that person to suffer harm. At common law, defamation actions were divided into two categories, libel and slander. Libel vs. Slander Libel and slander both involve the making of false statements, but the term libel refers to written defamation, while slander refers to non-written defamation: