plagiarism
Sign in to savePlagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work. Although precise definitions vary depending on the institution, in many countries and cultures plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity and journalistic ethics, as well as of social norms around learning, teaching, research, fairness, respect, and responsibility. As such, a person or entity that is determined to have committed plagiarism is often subject to various punishments or sanctions, such as suspension, expulsion from school or work, fines, impriso
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Plagiarism is when someone presents another person's words, ideas, or creative work as if they created it themselves. It's considered a serious violation of academic and professional integrity in most institutions and cultures, and people caught plagiarizing can face consequences ranging from failing grades to expulsion or job loss.
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- Etymology and ancient history
- Legal aspects
- In academia
- Forms of academic plagiarism
- Factors influencing students' decisions to plagiarize
- Sanctions for student plagiarism
- Impact of technology
- Plagiarism detection
- Plagiarism detection systems
- Plagiarism education
- In journalism
- In the arts
- The history of the arts
- Praisings of artistic plagiarism
- Self-plagiarism
- Contested definition
- Codes of ethics
- Factors that justify reuse
- In other contexts
- Organizational publications
- Reverse plagiarism
- Impact of artificial intelligence
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work. Although precise definitions vary depending on the institution, in many countries and cultures plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity and journalistic ethics, as well as of social norms around learning, teaching, research, fairness, respect, and responsibility. As such, a person or entity that is determined to have committed plagiarism is often subject to various punishments or sanctions, such as suspension, expulsion from school or work, fines, imprisonment, and other penalties.
Not all cultures and countries hold the same beliefs about personal ownership of language or ideas, and plagiarism is typically not in itself a crime. However, like counterfeiting, fraud can be punished in a court for prejudices caused by copyright infringement, violation of moral rights, or torts. In academia and in industry, it is a serious ethical offense. Plagiarism and copyright infringement functionally overlap, depending on the copyright law protection in force, but they are not equivalent concepts, and although many types of plagiarism may not meet the legal requirements in copyright law as adjudicated by courts, they still constitute the passing-off of another's work as one's own, and thus plagiarism.