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plagiarism

[pley-juh-riz-uhm, -jee-uh-riz-] / ˈpleɪ dʒəˌrɪz əm, -dʒi əˌrɪz- /


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Plagiarism is widespread in the European Union state among lawmakers, former cabinet ministers and magistrates, eroding trust in public institutions.

From Reuters • Sep. 30, 2022

"Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery," he told an audience near Skid Row in Los Angeles - misquoting another famous London resident who travelled to the USA, Oscar Wilde.

From BBC • May 13, 2022

Plagiarism is buying or downloading a paper from an Internet site and pretending to have written it.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

“Let us be clear: Plagiarism undermines our mission and values, full stop. It has no place in any context within this organization,” the statement said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 14, 2021

Plagiarism is a crime only where writing is a trade; expression need never be bound by the law of copyright while it follows thought, for thought, as some great thinker has observed, is free. 

From Style by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir




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