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.
Defamation is a catch-all term for any statement that hurts someone's reputation. Written defamation is called libel, and spoken defamation is called slander.. Defamation is not a crime, but it is a tort (a civil wrong, rather than a criminal wrong).A person who has been defamed can sue the person who did the defaming.he law of defamation varies from state to state, but there are some generally accepted rules. If you believe you are have been defamed, to prove it you usually have to show there's been a statement that is all of the following: 1  published. 2  false.