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'''Plagiarism''' is the use of another person's words or ideas as if they are your own.  Any time material is copied from another source without providing credit or a citation, an act of plagiarism is being committed.

'''Plagiarism''' is the use of another person's words or ideas as if they were one's own.  Any time material is copied from another source without providing credit or a citation, an act of plagiarism has been committed.

Plagiarism is intellectually dishonest, and in the academic and professional community is considered to be a serious offense, and can lead to academic suspension, expulsion, or loss of a job<ref>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/media_ethics/casestudy_blair.php</ref>.

Plagiarism is intellectually dishonest, and in the academic and professional community is considered to be a serious offense, and can lead to academic suspension, expulsion, or loss of a job<ref>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/media_ethics/casestudy_blair.php</ref>.