Definition of Plagiarism
using another’s work without having permission or giving credit
Examples of Plagiarism in a sentence
The teacher accused Jerry of plagiarism because she knew he could never write such an exceptional paper.
When the newspaper editor discovered the writer’s plagiarism, he fired him for taking credit for another person’s work.
The student did not realize he committed plagiarism when he copied the paragraph from the magazine and used it in his paper.
Since Phil believed his television concept had been stolen, he took the producer to court and sued him for plagiarism.
Because the professor received identical papers from two different students, he knew there was a case of plagiarism in his class.
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