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plagiarism
pla·gia·rism [ pláyjə rìzzəm ] (plural pla·gia·risms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. stealing somebody's work or idea: the process of copying another person's idea or written work and claiming it as original
2. something plagiarized: a piece of written work or an idea that somebody has copied and claimed as his or her own

pla·gia·rist noun
pla·gia·ris·tic [ plàyjə rístik ] adjective
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