Common Misspellings. Created in the 1970s by Dr. Herman Tarnower, the Scarsdale Diet is named for the town in New York in which Dr. Tarnower conducted his thriving medical practice, before meeting his untimely death by the hands of his long-time lover, Jean Harris.
slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another. calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions. mud - slanderous remarks or charges.
Plagiarism is the act of copying or stealing someone else's words or ideas and passing them off as your own work. 1  An example of plagiarism is when you copy a paper from the Internet, put your name on it and turn it in as if you wrote it. An example of plagiarism is when you buy a term paper or essay written by someone else and attempt to use it as your own.