plagiarism
nounmasculineformal/plɐ.ˈʒi.u/medium
pla·gi·o
Definition
The act of presenting someone else's work, ideas, or words as one's own, without proper attribution; illegitimate copying.
The student was expelled for plagiarism in his thesis.\nThe author sued the publisher for plagiarism of his work.
Common collocations
plagiarism accusationto commit plagiarismacademic plagiarismplagiarism detector
Etymology
Do latim 'plagium' (rapto, sequestro), do grego 'plágios' (oblíquo, fraudulento).