Definitions for "Plagiarism" Add To Word List
Login or Register  | Word Lists | Search History

A literary coincidence compounded of a discreditable priority and an honorable subsequence.
Helpful?           0
That which is plagiarized; a work which has been plagiarized.
Helpful?           0
The act of using someone else's intellectual property without obtaining rights or permission to do so.
Helpful?           0
The process of copying the work of another without proper citation (i.e. claiming ownership of someone else's work). Not only is plagiarism unethical, but it is also illegal.
Helpful?           0
"The unauthorized use of someone else's material, which is then presented as being the result of the plagiarist's own primary research, creative impulse, or insight."
Helpful?           0
The unauthorized copying, reproduction, or altering of creative material.
Helpful?           0
Any use of the ideas or writings of another person without providing credit to the original author.
Helpful?           0
"A writer's presenting another person's words or ideas without giving credit to tha person. Documentation systems allow writers to give proper credit to sources in ways recognized by scholarly communities. Plagiarism is a serious offense, a form of intellectual dishonesty that can lead to course failure or expulsion."
Helpful?           0
the use of another writer's exact words, unique idea, or compositional patterns without crediting the original writer
Helpful?           0
Using the ideas or writings of another as if they were one's own, i.e. without acknowledging the true author. In the UK it is considered a reason for failing students, or in extreme cases, for expelling them from an institution. See also Cheating
Helpful?           0
literary theft; when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own; to avoid the charge of plagiarism, writers take care to credit those from whom they borrow and quote.
Helpful?           0
Action by which a person copies somebody's intellectual work, without obtaining previously his authorisation, and presents the copy as his/her own original work.(FR:Plagiat, IT:Plagio )
Helpful?           0
From the Latin "plagiarus" meaning "kidnapper". It is the act of taking words, ideas, or data from others and passing them off as one?s own. Plagiarism results from dishonesty or from ignorance or carelessness about the proper way
Helpful?           0
presentation of someone else's work as if it were your own. This can be done by direct copying without citation of the original work, or by summarising another person's ideas and presenting them as if they were your own. Self plagiarism occurs when a person presents or publishes the same piece of work more than once without indicating the first source. Plagiarism is generally used to indicate the idea of copying, although failing to acknowledge another person's contribution to a work that is being presented or published for the fist time may be considered plagiarism: it is certainly a dishonest practice. Other forms of cheating include fabrication of quotations, data and other results, although the concept of 'fabrication' depends on certain epistemological assumptions.
Helpful?           0
4,5 To steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own; to use another's production without crediting the source.
Helpful?           0
Knowing or unknowing use of exact words or phrases from a source in your own work. Placing a footnote after the exact words does not remove the plagiarism, but putting quotation marks around all of the quoted words does.
Helpful?           0
Plagiarism is the act of reproducing in work submitted for assessment material derived from work authored by another person without clearly acknowledging the source.
Helpful?           0
Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty and occurs when words or ideas are used without crediting the source. It is considered a serious offense, and may be referred to the Academic Integrity Board (see Student Handbook).
Helpful?           0
Copying the work of another writer or composer and then passing the results off as original work. In most colleges and universities, professors impose penalties on students who plagiarize the works of others. To avoid plagiarism, it is wise to paraphrase or quote and then cite the original source in a footnote or endnote.
Helpful?           0
Using someone else's work without crediting the source.
Helpful?           0
the use of another writer's words or ideas without acknowledging that person's contribution.
Helpful?           0
To plagiarize: "1. to steal and use (the ideas or writings of another) as one's own. 2. to appropriate passages or ideas from and use them as one's own." The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition; 1982; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston; p. 946. This includes but is not limited to downloading papers or parts of papers from the Internet. See the definition of Academic Dishonesty.
Helpful?           0
The unacknowledged borrowing of other people's words and/or ideas, with the intention of passing them off as your own. More about plagiarism.
Helpful?           0
To pass off other people's ideas and work as your own. Universities are very keen that students should not cheat in this way and so if you do any research then you should always reference your source of information.
Helpful?           0
As in the real world, plagiarism is the act of passing off the thoughts or writings of another person as your own. On the Internet, acts of plagiarism range from cutting and pasting parts of online documents into student assignments, to downloading complete essays from one of the Net's many free essay sites.
Helpful?           0
copying or closely imitating the work of another writer or composer for the purpose of passing the results off as original work.
Helpful?           0
using the words or ideas of others and presenting them as your own. Plagiarism is intellectual theft.
Helpful?           0
use of another person's ideas, thoughts, inventions or writings as one's own
Helpful?           0
taking, using, and passing off as your own, the ideas or words of another. This is the case even when you cite the source in the body of your text or in your references, or both.
Helpful?           0
According to The American Heritage College Dictionary, the definition of 'plagiarism' is "to use and pass off as one's own (the ideas or writings of another)" and "to appropriate for use as one's own passages or ideas from (another)."
Helpful?           0
a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
Helpful?           0
the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
Helpful?           0
is the taking and using of others ideas or creative output as one's own.
Helpful?           0
Using another person's work as your own and without attributing to the original author. (See Plagiarism.org for a complete definition)
Helpful?           0
Using someone else's work or idea as your own.
Helpful?           0
the stealing of another's style, idea or phrasing; to avoid plagiarism, everything not documented must consist of your own ideas and word choices.
Helpful?           0
The willful act of presenting another person's work as one's own.
Helpful?           0
The act of using another person's ideas or expressions in one's writing without acknowledging the source.
Helpful?           0
The dishonest use of another person's ideas, words, concepts or theories by presenting them as one's own.
Helpful?           0
Plagiarism occurs when a student passes off as the student's own work, or copies without acknowledgment of its authorship, the work of any other person.
Helpful?           0
plagiarism involves the act of copying another person's words or pretending that their ideas are your own especially in academic written work. You must acknowledge the source when you paraphrase another writer's work
Helpful?           0
To appropriate the writings, graphic representations or ideas of another person and represent them as one's own, (that is, without proper attribution). Plagiarism is a form of intellectual property violation.
Helpful?           0
The false presentation of someone else’s writing as one’s own. In the case of copyrighted work, plagiarism is illegal.
Helpful?           0
Plagiarism is the act of using someone else's work in such a way as to make it appear as one's own.
Helpful?           0
Stealing someone else's work and pretending it's yours.
Helpful?           0
using another person's work without acknowledgment.
Helpful?           0
Presenting someone else's words, ideas, or images as your own; using (another's production) without crediting the source.
Helpful?           0
Copying another's work and passing it off as one's own.
Helpful?           0
Resources you use in preparing an essay or paper must be acknowledged. You may not under any circumstances quote directly from a text or reproduce sections of it without acknowledging the source. To use someone else's material in this way is plagiarism and plagiarism is a serious academic offence.
Helpful?           0
Taking, using and passing off as your own, the ideas or words of another. Plagiarism is a very serious academic offence, and can result in work being failed automatically. To avoid it, always acknowledge the work of others and take careful note of where the source can be located. See also Plagiarism Policy.
Helpful?           0
Using the ideas or words of others without acknowledging the source. This is true even if the ideas of someone else are paraphrased or summarized. In scholarly research, plagiarism is considered unethical and dishonest.
Helpful?           0
Plagiarism occurs when one person submits another's assignment as his or her own work, or when a student uses the ideas or words of another writer without crediting that person. Plagiarism is avoided by referencing and attributing the relevant passages. For more information and advice, visit the Information and Study Skills web-site ( http://infoskills.port.ac.uk/).
Helpful?           0
the reproduction of the ideas, expressions, or words of another person and use of them as if they were one's own original thoughts. American universities impose severe penalties, including expulsion, for plagiarizing.
Helpful?           0
The submission by a student of the words, ideas, images, or data of another person as the student's own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, research project, or assignment in a course or program of study.
Helpful?           0
using the work of another person (both written words and intellectual property) and calling that work your own
Helpful?           0
Plagiarism is the act of copying or borrowing the work or ideas of another author without acknowledgement. Students who are writing essays, reports, dissertations or theses must list their sources, such as books and journal articles, in a list of references appended to their work.
Helpful?           0
Using someone else's original materials as if they were your own.
Helpful?           0
using the words, ideas, or findings of others without correctly acknowledging the original source. It is regarded as academic misconduct. For further information see Academic scholarship, integrity and plagiarism in your transnational teaching.
Helpful?           0
Failure to give the source of a quotation or paraphrase in which the language, thoughts, or ideas of another person are used as one's own. (Unit 8 Giving Credit Where Credit is Due)
Helpful?           0
A form of cheating by literally reproducing another person's work as if it was your own, without acknowledging the real author.
Helpful?           0
Appropriating the scientific or literary writings or another person and presenting it as one's own work.
Helpful?           0
Presenting somebody else's work or idea as your own, without correct reference to the original source.
Helpful?           0
the act of stealing the thoughts or writings of others and presenting them as his or her own [definition from The Chambers Dictionary, Ref PE1628 .C41745 1993
Helpful?           0
Using another person's work without giving credit.
Helpful?           0
Plagiarism is using other peoples' ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of the information.
Helpful?           0
Copying or paraphrasing another author's work and claiming it as one's own.
Helpful?