plagiary

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

The sin of plagiary is a development of modern civilisation.

However, when Quinault said that a lady was in the case, the plagiary was forgiven.

He is a great plagiary of tavern wit, and comes to sermons only that he may talk of Austin.

It may be that many a successful author has been a plagiarist, but no author ever succeeded because of his plagiary.