plagiarism

noun

1.
a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
Derived from:
plagiarise plagiarist plagiaristic plagiarize
2.
the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
brain-steal thought-theft piracy plagiarisation plagiarization
Derived from:
plagiarise plagiarist plagiaristic plagiarize