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Plagiarism & Academic Integrity: What is plagiarism?

Guide to avoiding plagiarism.

What is plagiarism?

Definition: To use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas. To steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own; to use (another's production) without crediting the source.

-- Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

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Plagiarism Video

Created by Cape Fear Community College