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plagiarism

nounmasculineformalcommon/plɐ.ˈʒi.u/pla·gi·o

Definition

1

The act of presenting someone else's work, ideas, or words as one's own, without proper attribution; illegitimate copying.

Usage examples

The student was expelled for plagiarism in his thesis.\nThe author sued the publisher for plagiarism of his work.

Common combinations

plagiarism accusationto commit plagiarismacademic plagiarismplagiarism detector