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the act of using someone else's work or ideas without giving them proper credit or permission
- The student was expelled for plagiarism.
- Plagiarism is a serious offense in academic writing.
- His article was rejected due to plagiarism.
- The professor detected plagiarism in several essays.
- Many universities use software to check for plagiarism.
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a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work