plagiarizes
Takes others' words
Plagiarizes means to pass off someone else's work or ideas as your own.
The term applies especially to writing—copying text without attribution, submitting another's essay as yours, or paraphrasing too closely without credit.
The student plagiarized entire paragraphs from Wikipedia.
The offense ranges from lazy citation to deliberate fraud.
Copy of the original
- duplicateExact replica of original
- reproduceCopy or breed
- replicateCopy exactly
- copyIdentical reproduction made
lift · crib · appropriate · borrow · paraphrase · echo · transcribe · clone
Unauthorized use of protected works
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
misappropriation · unauthorized use · bootlegging · literary theft · attribution · citation · sourcing · crediting
Intentional misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
misrepresentation · fakery · imposture · sham · deceit · unethical · misconduct · academic dishonesty
Function's rate of change
- unoriginalNot new or novel
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- recycledConverted waste into material
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
uninspired · stale · copycat · imitative · uncreative
imitation
Copy of the original
copy · lift · crib · appropriate · borrow · paraphrase · echo · transcribe · clone · rehash
copyright infringement
Unauthorized use of protected works
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- theftUnlawful taking of property
stealing · misappropriation · unauthorized use · bootlegging · literary theft · attribution · citation · sourcing · crediting · ownership
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
fabrication · misrepresentation · fakery · imposture · sham · deceit · unethical · misconduct · academic dishonesty · falsification
derivative
Function's rate of change
- unoriginalNot new or novel
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- recycledConverted waste into material
secondhand · uninspired · stale · copycat · imitative · uncreative
plagiarizescites
Mentions as support
attributes · credits · acknowledges · references · sources
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