plagiarism

Plural: plagiarisms

Noun

• a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
• the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
• Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.
• Text or other work resulting from this act.
• The instance of plagiarism.

Examples

• Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research.
• Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.
• The novel was awash in plagiarism, with entire passages lifted verbatim.

Synonyms

piracy, plagiarisation, plagiarization

Related Words

microplagiarism, plagiarist, plagiarize