plagiarism

plagiarism: I noun appropriation, appropriation of a literary composition, copying, copyright infringement, duplication, forgery, imitation, imitation of an original, infringement, literary forgery, literary piracy, literary theft, misappropriation, pilfering, reproducing, reproduction, simulation, stealing, taking, thievery, unauthorized borrowing associated concepts: copyright II index counterfeit

plagiarism: Deliberately passing off somebody elses original expression or creative ideas as ones own. Plagiarism can be a violation of law if copyrighted expression is taken. Often, however, plagiarism does not violate any law but marks the plagiarist as an unethical person in the political, academic, or scientific community where the plagiarism occurs.

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plagiarism: n. Copying or stealing someone else's words or ideas and claiming or presenting them as if they were your own.

See also infringement.

plagiarism: The act of appropriating the literary composition of another author, or excerpts, ideas, or passages therefrom, and passing the material off as one's own creation.

plagiarism: The act of appropriating the literary composition of another author, or excerpts, ideas, or passages therefrom, and passing the material off as one's own creation.

plagiarism: n.

taking the writings or literary concepts (a plot, characters, words) of another and selling and/or publishing them as one's own product. Quotes which are brief or are acknowledged as quotes do not constitute plagiarism. The actual author can bring a lawsuit for appropriation of his/her work against the plagiarist and recover the profits. Normally plagiarism is not a crime, but it can be used as the basis of a fraud charge or copyright infringement if prior creation can be proved.

See also: copyright, infringement

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Literary theft / Stolen idea, thought, expression, or passage

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Plagiarism — is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one s own original work.Within academia, plagiarism by students, professors, or researchers is considered academic… … Wikipedia
Plagiarism — Pla gia*rism (pl[=a] j[.a]*r[i^]z m or pl[=a] j[i^]*[.a]*r[i^]z m; 277), n. [Cf. F. plagiarisme.] 1. The act or practice of plagiarizing. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is plagiarized; a work which has been plagiarized. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plagiarism — (n.) 1620s, with ISM (Cf. ism) + plagiary plagiarist, from L. plagiarius kidnapper, seducer, plunderer, used in the sense of literary thief by Martial, from plagium kidnapping, from plaga snare, net, from PIE root *p(e)lag flat, spread out (see… … Etymology dictionary
plagiarism — [n] copying of another’s written work appropriation, borrowing, counterfeiting, cribbing, falsification, fraud, infringement, lifting, literary theft, piracy, stealing, theft; concepts 139,192 Ant. original, originality … New thesaurus
plagiarism — [plā′jə riz΄əm] n. [< L plagiarius, kidnapper: see PLAGIARY & ISM] 1. the act of plagiarizing 2. an idea, plot, etc. that has been plagiarized plagiarist n. plagiaristic adj … English World dictionary
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plagiarism — noun /ˈpleɪʤəˌɹɪzm/ a) The act of plagiarizing: the copying of another persons ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as ones own, especially without permission. Though plagiarism in and of itself is not illegal, it is usually… … Wiktionary
plagiarism — [[t]ple͟ɪʤərɪzəm[/t]] plagiarisms 1) N UNCOUNT Plagiarism is the practice of using or copying someone else s idea or work and pretending that you thought of it or created it. Now he s in real trouble. He s accused of plagiarism. Derived words:… … English dictionary
plagiarism — UK [ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm] noun Word forms plagiarism : singular plagiarism plural plagiarisms 1) [uncountable] the process of taking another person s work, ideas, or words, and using them as if they were your own. Someone who… … English dictionary
plagiarism — n. to be guilty of plagiarism * * * [ pleɪdʒərɪz(ə)m] to be guilty of plagiarism … Combinatory dictionary

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