Plagiarization (Noun)
Meaning
The act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The university's strict policies against plagiarism aimed to prevent instances of plagiarism from occurring in students' academic work.
- Academic integrity was compromised when the student's plagiarization of her colleague's research paper was discovered.
- The writer was accused of plagiarization of the original author's work when similarities between the two texts were discovered.
- Instances of plagiarism and plagiarization on the internet have become increasingly difficult to track and report.
- The scandal surrounding the essay contest was centered on the plagiarization of another student's work by one of the finalists.