plagiarism
CEFR: C1
The unethical practice of taking someone else's work, ideas, or words and passing them off as one's own without appropriate citation and academic attribution.
Synonyms
- academic dishonesty
- intellectual theft
Common Collocations
- commit plagiarism
- accused of plagiarism
- detect plagiarism
Example Sentence
Universities impose severe disciplinary penalties, including expulsion, for deliberate acts of academic plagiarism.