noun · academic
plagiarism
UK/ˈpleɪdʒərɪzəm/US/ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm/PLAI·gia·rism
Band 4-5task2speaking
the practice of using someone else's work or ideas without giving credit
Examples
“The university has strict rules against plagiarism.”
“He was accused of plagiarism for copying parts of another student's essay.”
“Always cite sources to avoid plagiarism.”
Band 8 sentence
“The dissertation was rejected because it contained several instances of plagiarism that the examiners identified.”
Collocations
- commit plagiarism
- accused of plagiarism
- avoid plagiarism
Word family
plagiarise / plagiarize verbplagiarist nounplagiarised / plagiarized adjective/verb
Common mistakes
do plagiarism→commit plagiarism
copy someone→plagiarise / commit plagiarism
Say it for a higher band
5cheating→6copying→7+plagiarism
Synonyms
copying
cheating
Easily confused
cheating
“Cheating during the exam led to his expulsion.”
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