plagiary

A student is caught for plagiary after copying another's essay.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An act of plagiarism: "plagiary" refers to the practice of taking someone else's work, ideas, or words and passing them off as one's own.
   • A person who commits plagiarism: "plagiary" also means a person who plagiarizes; a plagiarist.

Usage Examples

• Noun (act):
  • The professor accused the student of plagiary after finding copied passages in the essay. (The act of plagiarism.)
• Noun (person):
  • The author was a notorious plagiary, having stolen ideas from several writers. (A person who plagiarizes.)

Advanced Usage

• "to commit plagiary": to engage in the act of plagiarism.

  • He committed plagiary by submitting a paper he found online. (He plagiarized.)

• "accused of plagiary": charged with or suspected of plagiarism.

  • The journalist was accused of plagiary for using unattributed quotes. (Charged with plagiarism.)

Variants and Related Words

• Plagiarize (verb): to take and use another person's ideas or work as one's own.

  • She was caught plagiarizing from a textbook. (Copying without permission.)

• Plagiarism (noun): the act or practice of plagiarizing; the specific instance of it.

  • The paper was rejected due to plagiarism. (The act of copying.)

• Plagiarist (noun): a person who commits plagiarism.

  • He is a known plagiarist in the academic community. (Someone who plagiarizes.)

Synonyms

• Theft: the act of taking something without permission.
• Copying: reproducing someone else's work.
• Piracy: unauthorized use of copyrighted material.

Related Idioms

• "to steal someone's thunder": to take credit for someone else's idea or work.

  • The junior researcher stole the senior's thunder by presenting the findings first. (Took credit for another's work.)

• "to pass off as one's own": to present something as if it were created by oneself.

  • He passed off the poem as his own, but it was clearly a plagiary. (Fraudulently claimed authorship.)