Plagiarism

Plagiarism

In the Past

The act of appropriating the ideas and language of another and passing them for one's own.

Developments

When this amounts to piracy the party who has been guilty of it will be enjoined, when the original author has a copyright. Vide Copyright; Piracy; Quotation; Pard. Dr. Com. n. 169. [1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about plagiarism is based on the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, including plagiarism.

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