Plagiarized (adjective): taken from someone else's work and passed off as one's own.
Examples of plagiarism:
- Copying text from a website or book and pasting it into your own paper without giving credit to the original author.
- Using someone else's ideas in your paper without citing their work.
- Paraphrasing someone else's work without citing their work.
- Turning in a paper that you wrote for another class without the professor's permission.
Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and can have serious consequences, such as:
- Failing the assignment or course
- Being suspended or expelled from school
- Losing your job
- Damaging your reputation
It is important to avoid plagiarism by citing all of your sources and giving credit to the original authors of the work that you use.