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.
'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.
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'das Zitat' and 'das Plagiat' both have to do with using other people's texts, ideas, or words. The important difference is honesty: a quote is allowed and is made recognizable as someone else's text, for example with quotation marks and a source. Plagiarism is unauthorized copying where someone else's work is presented as one's own. Learners may confuse the words because in both cases something comes from another person. In practical terms: with a source citation, it is a quote; without proper marking, it can be plagiarism.
Der Artikel wurde kritisiert, weil mehrere Abschnitte ein Plagiat waren.
The article was criticized because several sections were plagiarized.
Für den Aufsatz hat Lisa ein Zitat aus dem Buch mit Quelle angegeben.
For the essay, Lisa included a quote from the book with a source.