Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary Deliberately
passing off somebody elses original expression or creative ideas
as ones own. Plagiarism can be a violation of law if copyrighted
expression is taken. Often, however, plagiarism does not violate
any law but marks the plagiarist as an unethical person in the
political, academic, or scientific community where the
plagiarism occurs. Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English
Law Dictionary. August 19, 2010, 5:21 pm