Plagiarism
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The act of appropriating the ideas and language of another, and passing them for one's own. When this amounts to piracy, the party who has been guilty of it will be enjoined when the original author has a copyright. See "Clopyright;" "Piracy;" "Quotation;" Pardessus, Dr. Com. note. PLAGIARIUS (Lat.)
In civil law. He who fraudulently concealed a freeman or slave who belonged to another. The offense itself was called plagium. It differed from larceny or theft in this, that larceny always implies that the guilty party intended to make a profit, whereas the plagiarius did not intend to make any profit. Dig. 48. 15. 6; Code, 9. 20. 9. 15. PLAGIUM (Lat.) Man stealing; kidnapping. This offense is the crim.en plagii of the Eomans. Alls. Crim. Law, 280, 281. PLAIDEUR (Old Fr.) A pleader; an advocate.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The act of appropriating the ideas and language of another and passing them for one’s own. When this amounts to piracy, the party who has been guilty of it will be enjoined when the original author has a copyright. See Copyright; Piracy; Quotation. PLAGIARIUS (Lat.). In Civil Law. lie who fraudulently concealed a freeman or slave who belonged to another. The offence itself was called plagium. It differed from larceny or theft in this, that larceny always implies that the guilty party intended to make a profit, whereas the plagiatius did not intend to make any profit. Dig. 48. 15. 6; Code 9. 20. 9. 15. PLAGIUM (Lat.). Man-stealing; kidnapping. 'This offence is the crimen plagii of the Romans. Alison, Cr. L. 280.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Pibact, 3.