Plagiarism Definition

plājə-rĭzəm
noun
The act of plagiarizing.
Webster's New World
An idea, plot, etc. that has been plagiarized.
Webster's New World
An instance of plagiarizing, especially a passage that is taken from the work of one person and reproduced in the work of another without attribution.
American Heritage

Copying or stealing someone else’s words or ideas and claiming or presenting them as if they were your own. See also infringement.

Webster's New World Law

(uncountable) The act of plagiarizing: the copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission.

Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.
Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research.
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Other Word Forms of Plagiarism

Noun

Singular:
plagiarism
Plural:
plagiarisms

Origin of Plagiarism

  • From plagiary +"Ž -ism.

    From Wiktionary

  • From plagiary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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