Plagiarism

toc

 **Plagiarism**
Plagiarism **is taking someone else's work and saying it's your own.**  The Merriam-Webster definition of Plagiarize is: pla·gia·rize Pronunciation: \ ˈ plā-jə- ˌ rīz //also// -jē-ə-\ Function: //verb// Inflected Form(s): pla·gia·rized ; pla·gia·riz·ing Etymology: //plagiary// Date: 1716  //transitive verb// **:** to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own **:** use (another's production) without crediting the source  //intransitive verb// **:** to commit literary theft **:** present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source  (this definition was taken from the Merriam-Webster dictionary website at http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarizing)

Official citation: "plagiarize." __Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary__. 2008. Merriam-Webster Online. 16 September 2008 

=It's Against the Rules= Plagiarizing is against the rules and will get you into a lot of trouble. Beyond that, plagiarizing is dishonest and you won't feel happy with yourself if you know you're getting a grade that you didn't earn.

=Plagiarism Video media type="youtube" key="4P05vgxDoPU&hl=en&fs=1" height="344" width="425"=

=Avoid Plagiarism using CHOMP=