plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of copying or stealing someone else's words or ideas and passing them off as your own work.

(noun)

  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.
  2. 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.
  3. An example of plagiarism is paraphrasing materials without correctly attributing the source or research text.

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See plagiarism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act of plagiarizing
  2. an idea, plot, etc. that has been plagiarized

Origin: < L plagiarius, kidnapper: see plagiary & -ism

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See plagiarism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of plagiarizing.
  2. Something plagiarized.

Origin:

Origin: From plagiary

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Related Forms:

  • plaˈgia·rist noun
  • plaˌgia·risˈtic adjective

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