plagiary

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The case follows that of the family of Marvin Gaye successfully suing Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke for plagiary on their hit Blurred Lines.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2015

More; the farewell of which may be our author's to his plagiary, Vale, More! et moriam tuam gnaviter defende.

From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George

On a famous occasion Charles Reade drew a line between plagiary and justifiable borrowing.

From Adventures in Criticism by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

This is a very different thing from the blind plagiary of those who cannot see their own way, and are themselves surprised to find that they have stolen.

From Oscar Wilde A Critical Study by Ransome, Arthur

Some Commentators have gone too far in their appreciation and the Udine monk has been treated either as a plagiary or a liar!

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry