plagiarisms
Stolen written works
Plagiarisms are instances of presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own.
The plural emphasizes multiple offenses or specific acts: The committee identified three plagiarisms in his dissertation.
Academic and journalistic contexts treat plagiarisms as serious ethical violations, each instance potentially career-ending.
Unlawful taking of property
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- imitationCopy of the original
- passagesSegments or thoroughfares
- textsDigital short messages
authors · works · quotations · attribution · originality · infringement · derivative · unacknowledged
Deceptive rule-breaking
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- expulsionForced permanent removal
papers · assignments · citations · sources · paraphrasing · submissions · professors · universities
Exclusive reproduction rights
- infringementViolation of rights
- lawsuitsLegal proceedings seeking remedy
- damagesCompensation for injury
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
intellectual property · violations · claims · defendants · settlements · evidence · courts · attorneys
Disposition toward falsehood
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trustConfidence in another
accountability · reputation · credibility · shame · consequences · responsibility · standards · values
Programs directing computer operations
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- similarityState of being alike
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
scanning · flagged · percentage · comparison · tools · checking · analysis · verification
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- imitationCopy of the original
- passagesSegments or thoroughfares
texts · authors · works · quotations · attribution · originality · infringement · derivative · unacknowledged · lifted
cheating
Deceptive rule-breaking
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- studentsThose receiving instruction
expulsion · papers · assignments · citations · sources · paraphrasing · submissions · professors · universities · penalties
copyright
Exclusive reproduction rights
- infringementViolation of rights
- lawsuitsLegal proceedings seeking remedy
- damagesCompensation for injury
liability · intellectual property · violations · claims · defendants · settlements · evidence · courts · attorneys · litigation
dishonesty
Disposition toward falsehood
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
trust · accountability · reputation · credibility · shame · consequences · responsibility · standards · values · principles
software
Programs directing computer operations
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- similarityState of being alike
- matchingIdentical in appearance
databases · scanning · flagged · percentage · comparison · tools · checking · analysis · verification · cross-referencing
plagiarismsoriginal works
Uncopied creative productions
original compositions · originals · inventions · innovations · creative works
plagiarismscitations
Acknowledged source mentions
cited works · quotations · fair use · references · homages
- plagiarism checkerTool identifying unoriginal content
- plagiarism detectionIdentifying uncredited borrowed text