plagiarism

BrE /ˈpleɪ.dʒə.rɪzm/ AmE /ˈpleɪ.dʒər.ɪz.əm/

noun en → es

1 COPYING WITHOUT PERMISSION B2

the act of using someone else's words or ideas as your own without giving them credit, which is considered dishonest and illegal in academic and professional contexts

plagio

  • an act/instance of plagiarism

Collocations commit/plagiarize · accused of plagiarism

  • The student was accused of plagiarism.

    El estudiante fue acusado de plagio.