Definition

Noun: - The act of plagiarizing: The action of using someone else's words, ideas, or creative work and presenting them as one's own original work, without proper acknowledgment or permission.

Usage

• This term is used to describe the specific act or instance of committing plagiarism. It is a formal and often legal or academic term.
• It is typically used in contexts discussing academic integrity, copyright law, journalism, and publishing.

Examples

• The university has a strict policy against plagiarisation and any student found guilty of it faces severe penalties.
• The journalist was fired after the plagiarisation of several paragraphs from a competitor's article was discovered.
• Detecting plagiarisation in digital documents has become easier with specialized software.

Advanced Usage

• "Blatant plagiarisation": Refers to an obvious and unapologetic act of copying.
  • The thesis was rejected due to blatant plagiarisation from a published book.
• "Unintentional plagiarisation": Describes copying that occurs without deliberate intent, often due to poor citation practices.
  • The professor warned students about the dangers of unintentional plagiarisation when taking notes.

Variants and Related Words

• Plagiarize (verb): To commit the act of plagiarisation.
  • It is unethical to plagiarize another author's work.
• Plagiarism (noun): The more common term for the concept or practice; often used interchangeably with "plagiarisation," though "plagiarism" can also refer to the plagiarized material itself.
  • The article was full of plagiarism.
• Plagiarist (noun): A person who plagiarizes.
  • The exposed plagiarist lost all professional credibility.

Synonyms

• Copying: The act of making an identical copy of something.
• Piracy: The unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work (often for commercial gain).
• Infringement: The action of breaking the terms of a law or agreement, especially copyright infringement.
• Theft of intellectual property: A broader term emphasizing the illegal taking of ideas or creations.

Related Phrases

• "To commit plagiarisation": A formal phrase for performing the act.
  • The student admitted he had committed plagiarisation.
• "An act of plagiarisation": Emphasizes the action as a discrete event.
  • Submitting an old essay as new work is an act of plagiarisation.

Noun

1. the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own