Plagiarism

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Plagiarism: The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own; literary theft.

(Oxford English Dictionary 3rd Edition 2006)

Plagiarism occurs when someone:

1. uses words, ideas, or work products
2. Attributable to another identifiable person or source
3. Without attributing the work to the source from which it is obtained
4. In a situation in which there is a legitimate expectation of original authorship
5. In order to obtain sme benefit, credit, or gain which need not be monetary

Paraphrase: A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning.

(American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language)

Intellectual Property: property (as an idea, invention, or process) that derives from the work of the mind or intellect; also : an application, right, or registration relating to this

(Miriam-Webster's Collegiate dictionary)