noun

plagiarism

plagiarism

The student was accused of plagiarism.

The student was accused of plagiarism.

Plagiarism is a serious academic offense.

Plagiarism is a serious academic offence.

((...)) the act of taking another person's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense.

Synonyms: copying, infringement, piracy

From Latin 'plagiarius', meaning 'kidnapper'. It refers to 'kidnapping' someone else's ideas.

Think of it as the 'theft' of intellectual property, a serious academic crime.

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