plagiary
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of plagiary
1590–1600; < Latin plagiārius kidnapper, equivalent to plagi ( um ) kidnapping (akin to plaga snare) + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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The case follows that of the family of Marvin Gaye successfully suing Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke for plagiary on their hit Blurred Lines.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2015
Burns's poem, the Vision, supposed plagiary in, 206.
From Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 3, January-June, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
On a famous occasion Charles Reade drew a line between plagiary and justifiable borrowing.
From Adventures in Criticism by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Some Commentators have gone too far in their appreciation and the Udine monk has been treated either as a plagiary or a liar!
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
Now be this so: according to the dogmas of some critics, Lord Plunket may be convicted of an eloquent plagiary.
From Notes and Queries, Number 45, September 7, 1850 by Various
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