plagiary

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The case follows that of the family of Marvin Gaye successfully suing Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke for plagiary on their hit Blurred Lines.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2015

But very few really reasonable people will, I think, refuse to agree with me that the only artistic, the only kindly, and the only honest method of quotation is plagiary.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

An insertion by a manifest plagiary into the work of a detected liar is not, usually, good evidence.

From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew

They are fond of quoting a saying of Gauguin's that "one must be either a revolutionist or a plagiary"; but can any one tell these revolutionists apart?

From Artist and Public And Other Essays On Art Subjects by Cox, Kenyon

This is a very different thing from the blind plagiary of those who cannot see their own way, and are themselves surprised to find that they have stolen.

From Oscar Wilde A Critical Study by Ransome, Arthur