plagiarism
noun
pla·gia·rism
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Definition of plagiarism
1
: an act or instance of plagiarizing
2
: something plagiarized
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Other Words from plagiarism
plagiarist
\ ˈplā-jə-rist
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noun
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noun
plagiaristic
\ ˌplā-jə-ˈri-stik
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of plagiarism in a Sentence
The student has been accused of plagiarism.
Recent Examples on the Web
Teachers also use tools like the plagiarism-checking software Turnitin to sniff out academic dishonesty. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "Students are still using tech to cheat on exams, but things are getting more advanced," 16 Aug. 2019 The borderline-plagiarism marketing copy isn't the only thing that's derivative here. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "Samsung’s new Galaxy Book S laptop is built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx," 8 Aug. 2019 Skeptics include Vitalik Buterin Last year, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum platform, and others accused Sun of plagiarism because of similarities between the white paper explaining Tron’s purpose and those of other projects. — Jane Li, Quartz, "Crypto-bro Justin Sun represents everything Warren Buffett “can’t even” about crypto," 21 July 2019 Soon afterward, when Biden took his sons to a football game at the University of Pennsylvania, a group of hecklers started a chant about the plagiarism scandal. — Adam Entous, The New Yorker, "Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father’s Campaign?," 1 July 2019 Thomas’s plagiarism of Lendino brought his caper to a close. — David Streitfeld, BostonGlobe.com, "What happens after Amazon’s domination is complete? Its bookstore offers clues," 23 June 2019 Harvard has previously taken back admission from prospective students over racist memes, plagiarism -- and even murder. — Eric Levenson, CNN, "Harvard rescinded admission for racist comments. It wasn't the first time," 18 June 2019 Biden’s initial bid for the prize in 1988 famously blew up when rivals unkindly publicized his plagiarism of a stump speech given by Neil Kinnock, a British Labour Party politician. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, "No Joe!," 10 June 2019 But was this year’s text appropriation a plagiarism scandal? — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Democrats Are Winning the Battle of Ideas, But Could Still Lose the War," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'plagiarism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for plagiarism
plagiarism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of plagiarism
: the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person : the act of plagiarizing something
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plagiarism
noun
pla·gia·rism
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Kids Definition of plagiarism
: an act of copying the ideas or words of another person without giving credit to that person
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