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Plagiarism

Stealing ones writing or word and passing it on as your own.
stealing ideas or actual passages from someone else's work and pretending they are your own
When writing an article attacking plagiarism, do not copy from someone else's work.
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by Le Hurricane Sandy January 23, 2008 . I stole that and took it as my own
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plagiarism

stealing ideas or actual passages from someone else's work and pretending they are your own
When writing an article attacking plagiarism, do not copy from someone else's work.
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Concept plagiarism

Term invented by writers to devalue the work of other writers they don't like, by claiming they copied their feelings or writing subjects. The use of this term is especially common on social media communities with a large amount of amateur, self-publishing writers that are incapable of creating an original concept.
Seeing as Betty wrote a poem about a blooming flower as a simile for love just hours after I wrote mine. We really should band together to call her out on concept plagiarism.
by Hank Ballsy January 31, 2020
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plagiarize

Students often plagiarize stuff on their school work
by Cringo_ May 31, 2021
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Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the representation of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.12 In educational contexts, there are differing definitions of plagiarism depending on the institution.3 Prominent scholars of plagiarism include Rebecca Moore Howard,4567 Susan Blum,89 Tracey Bretag,101112 and Sarah Elaine Eaton,31314 among others.

Plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity and a breach of journalistic ethics. It is subject to sanctions such as penalties, suspension, expulsion from school15 or work,16 substantial fines1718 and even incarceration.1920 Recently, cases of "extreme plagiarism" have been identified in academia.21 The modern concept of plagiarism as immoral and originality as an ideal emerged in Europe in the 18th century, particularly with the Romantic movement.

Generally, plagiarism is not in itself a crime, but like counterfeiting fraud can be punished in a court2223 for prejudices caused by copyright infringement,2425 violation of moral rights,26 or torts. In academia and industry, it is a serious ethical offense.2728 Plagiarism and copyright infringement overlap to a considerable extent, but they are not equivalent concepts,29 and many types of plagiarism do not constitute copyright infringement, which is defined by copyright law and may be adjudicated by courts.
did thicc boy lizard just plagiarized wikipedia?

man plagiarism sure sucks!
by thicc boy lizard January 28, 2021
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Pseudo-plagiarism

The act of submitting a work of literature as your own which you did not create, nor stole from another person.

For example: Submitting an AI written essay as your own
The student was given a zero for committing pseudo-plagiarism on his assignment.
by Quill Scholar May 6, 2025
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plagiarism

1. Plagiarism is the fraudulent representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work. 2. The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
"there were accusations of plagiarism"
by BabbleBoy April 9, 2023
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