Roleset libel.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "tell lies about someone in print":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, teller of lies


Arg1:patient, subject of lies

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


the one example (-)
But the panel dismissed the magazine's contention that it hadn't libeled Mrs. Sutcliffe when it accused her of trying to sell her story to capitalize on the notoriety of her husband.
Arg0:	it
ArgM-NEG:	n't
REL:	libeled
Arg1:	Mrs. Sutcliffe
ArgM-TMP:	when it accused her of trying to sell her story to capitalize on the notoriety of her husband

Slander is when you tell lies about someone vocally.