plagiarism
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plagiarism
The unauthorized adoption and publication of someone else's intellectual property, such as texts, ideas, or melodies, presented as one's own work.
Der Minister musste zurücktreten, nachdem ihm in seiner Doktorarbeit ein Plagiat nachgewiesen wurde.
The minister had to resign after plagiarism was proven in his doctoral thesis.
plagiarized work
A specific work, or part of one, created through the unauthorized adoption of someone else's intellectual work.
Die Software erkannte das eingereichte Essay sofort als Plagiat einer bekannten Online-Quelle.
The software immediately recognized the submitted essay as a plagiarized work from a well-known online source.
'Das Plagiat' (plagiarism) belongs to the word family of the verb 'plagiieren' (to plagiarize). If someone presents someone else's idea as their own, then they plagiarize. The result of their action is a plagiarism case or a plagiarized work.
Er wurde beschuldigt, bei seiner Abschlussarbeit plagiiert zu haben.
He was accused of having plagiarized in his final thesis.
The word 'Plagiat' (plagiarism) is used almost exclusively in an academic, scientific, artistic, or journalistic context. It always involves the theft of intellectual property.
In der Musikindustrie kommt es immer wieder zu Plagiatsvorwürfen.
In the music industry, accusations of plagiarism come up again and again.
When referring to the act of plagiarizing, 'Plagiat' (plagiarism) is often combined with certain verbs. Typical phrases are 'ein Plagiat begehen' (to commit plagiarism) or 'jemandem ein Plagiat nachweisen' (to prove that someone committed plagiarism).
Ein Plagiat zu begehen, kann zur Exmatrikulation von der Universität führen.
Committing plagiarism can lead to expulsion from the university.
When a specific work is meant, the structure '[Das Werk] ist ein Plagiat' ([The work] is plagiarized) is often used. This classifies the entire work as stolen intellectual property.
Die Gutachter kamen zu dem Schluss, dass die gesamte Dissertation ein Plagiat ist.
The reviewers came to the conclusion that the entire dissertation was plagiarized.
copy
A Kopie is initially simply a reproduction of an original. Plagiat occurs when someone takes another person's intellectual work without permission and presents it as their own. An openly labeled copy is therefore not plagiarism.
Mara gab den fremden Text unter ihrem eigenen Namen als Plagiat ab.
Mara submitted the text under her own name, committing plagiarism.
Mara gab eine Kopie des fremden Textes ab und nannte deutlich den Autor.
Mara submitted a copy of someone else's text and clearly named the author.
