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US/ˈpleɪ.dʒər.ɪ.zəm/
UK/ˈpleɪ.dʒər.ɪ.zəm/
using another person's words or ideas and presenting them as your own
In context
Universities use software to detect plagiarism in student essays.
Copying a paragraph without citing the source counts as plagiarism, even if unintentional.
The professor was dismissed after a plagiarism scandal involving his doctoral thesis.
Words that go with plagiarism
verb + preposition
- accused of plagiarismThe author was accused of plagiarism after readers spotted copied lines.
verb + noun
- detect plagiarismTeachers can detect plagiarism by checking unusual phrases online.
- avoid plagiarismTo avoid plagiarism, always put quotations in quotation marks.
noun + noun
- plagiarism scandalThe minister resigned over a plagiarism scandal.
adjective + noun
- academic plagiarismAcademic plagiarism is punished more strictly than ever.