1. The act or practice of plagiarizing.
2. That which plagiarized.
PLAGIARIST
Pla"gia*rist, n.
Defn: One who plagiarizes; or purloins the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his own; a literary thief; a plagiary.
PLAGIARIZE
Pla"gia*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plagiarized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plagiarizing.]
Defn: To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or expressions of another).
PLAGIARY
Pla"gia*ry, v. i.
Defn: To commit plagiarism.
PLAGIARY
Pla"gia*ry, n.; pl. Plagiaries. Etym: [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a
literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to
E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.]
1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.]