- plagiarism - a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
--1 is a kind of writing, written material, piece of writing
Derived forms: verb plagiarize1, verb plagiarise1 - plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
--2 is a kind of copyright infringement, infringement of copyright
Derived forms: verb plagiarize1, verb plagiarise1