Plagiarism

noun

1. Copying of another person's ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

   "Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research."

2. Text or other work resulting from this act.

   "The novel was awash in plagiarism, with entire passages lifted verbatim."

3. The instance of plagiarism.