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According to the Collins Dictionary of the English language (Hanks, 1979),

plagiarism is the act of plagiari!ing", #hich is to steal ideas or passages

from another"s #ork and present them as one"s o#n"$ %n other #ords

plagiarism is the act of presenting another person"s #ork through essay,

speech, #rite up or electronically$ %ntentionally or unintentionally reproducing

merely copying, re#ording, paraphrasing, adapting, #ork that #as produced

&y another person(s) #ithout proper ackno#ledgement in an attempt to gain

academic &ene't, merit or re#ard$ %ntentionally or nonchalantly allo#ing

such reproduction to happen may also complement plagiarism$

Copying someone elses #ork #ithout ackno#ledging is actually a iolation of 

that person right oer his intellectual property$ *egally, plagiarism is a

su&+ect matter of copyright iolation la#, and can &ring legal and monetary

retri&ution for the iolators sometimes, penalties for plagiarism can comprise

criminal punishments and imprisonment, and the oender may &e penali!ed

to compensate for the loss of pro't of the original #riter$

 -he least o&ious disadantage of plagiari!ing is that it sti.es any creatie

eort on the part of the plagiarist$ /ithout the conception and reali!ation of 

ne# thought, progress, &oth of the indiidual and of the aected society,grinds to a halt$ 0ethinking old kno#ledge and articulating it in an original

#ay encourages further originality, refreshes the su&+ect, and fosters respect

for the legal andor intellectual property of others$

 -he teacher cannot assess #hether the student has learned anything if she

doesnt complete the #riting on her o#n$ -eachers hae o&+ecties they #ant

students to meet, and #riting can sho# if these o&+ecties are met$

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6 Consequences of Plagiarism

 -he conse2uences of plagiarism can &e personal, professional, ethical, and

legal$ /ith plagiarism detection soft#are so readily aaila&le and in use,

plagiarists are &eing caught at an alarming rate$ 3nce accused of plagiarism,

a person #ill most likely al#ays &e regarded #ith suspicion$ %gnorance is notan e4cuse$ 5lagiarists include academics, professionals, students, +ournalists,

authors, and others$

Consequences of plagiarism include:

Destroyed Student Reputation

5lagiarism allegations can cause a student to &e suspended or e4pelled$

 -heir academic record can re.ect the ethics oense, possi&ly causing the

student to &e &arred from entering college from high school or another

college$ 6chools, colleges, and uniersities take plagiarism ery seriously$

ost educational institutions hae academic integrity committees #ho policestudents$ any schools suspend students for their 'rst iolation$ 6tudents

are usually e4pelled for further oences$

Destroyed Professional Reputation

A professional &usiness person, politician, or pu&lic 'gure may 'nd that the

damage from plagiarism follo#s them for their entire career$ 8ot only #ill

they likely &e 'red or asked to step do#n from their present position, &ut

they #ill surely 'nd it dicult to o&tain another respecta&le +o&$ Depending

on the oense and the plagiarist"s pu&lic stature, his or her name may

&ecome ruined, making any kind of meaningful career impossi&le$

Destroyed Academic Reputation

 -he conse2uences of plagiarism hae &een #idely reported in the #orld of 

academia$ 3nce scarred #ith plagiarism allegations, an academic"s career

can &e ruined$ 5u&lishing is an integral part of a prestigious academic career$

 -o lose the a&ility to pu&lish most likely means the end of an academic

position and a destroyed reputation$

Legal Repercussions

 -he legal repercussions of plagiarism can &e 2uite serious$ Copyright la#sare a&solute$ 3ne cannot use another person"s material #ithout citation and

reference$ An author has the right to sue a plagiarist$ 6ome plagiarism may

also &e deemed a criminal oense, possi&ly leading to a prison sentence$

 -hose #ho #rite for a liing, such as +ournalists or authors, are particularly

suscepti&le to plagiarism issues$ -hose #ho #rite fre2uently must &e eer:

igilant not to err$ /riters are #ell:a#are of copyright la#s and #ays to aoid

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plagiarism$ As a professional #riter, to plagiari!e is a serious ethical and

perhaps legal issue$

Monetary Repercussions

any recent ne#s reports and articles hae e4posed plagiarism &y

 +ournalists, authors, pu&lic 'gures, and researchers$ %n the case #here anauthor sues a plagiarist, the author may &e granted monetary restitution$ %n

the case #here a +ournalist #orks for a maga!ine, ne#spaper or other

pu&lisher, or een if a student is found plagiari!ing in school, the oending

plagiarist could hae to pay monetary penalties$

Plagiarized Research

5lagiari!ed research is an especially egregious form of plagiarism$ %f the

research is medical in nature, the conse2uences of plagiarism could mean

the loss of peoples" lies$ -his kind of plagiarism is particularly heinous$

 -he conse2uences of plagiarism are far:reaching and no one is immune$

8either ignorance nor stature e4cuses a person from the ethical and legal

rami'cations of committing plagiarism$ ;efore attempting any #riting

pro+ect, learn a&out plagiarism$ <ind out #hat constitutes plagiarism and ho#

to aoid it$ -he rules are easy to understand and follo#$ %f there is any

2uestion a&out missing attri&ution, try using an online plagiarism checker or

plagiarism detection soft#are to check your #riting for plagiarism &efore

turning it in$ *a!iness or dishonesty can lead to a ruined reputation, the loss

of a career, and legal pro&lems$

Consequences of Plagiarism

Academics

 -he gro#ing pro&lem of plagiarism in schools, colleges, and uniersities hae

compelled the concerned authorities to take this issue 2uite seriously$

5lagiarism conse2uences in the academic 'eld depend on the nature of the

mistake, and the num&er of times one commits it$ Disciplinary action is taken

against the students #ho su&mit plagiari!ed papers$ -eachers andor the

administration of the institution hae arious #ays of doing this, such as=>iing a lo#er grade on the paper or course$

>iing a failing grade on the paper or course$

Asking the student to re#rite the paper$

6uspending the student for a period of time$

E4pulsion of the student from the institution$

5utting the oense of plagiarism on the students academic record$

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0eoking the students degree$

 -hese are the usual penalties for plagiarism that a student usually has to

face for this malpractice$ 5lagiarism can cause considera&le #astage of time,

money, and eort, and a student e4pelled from one institution can 'nd it

really hard to get admission in any other reputed educational institution$

5erhaps the greatest conse2uence of plagiarism is the harm that students doto themseles, as this ha&it can impair the a&ility of students to ac2uire the

essential skills re2uired for researching and #riting, #hich can hae far:

reaching eect on their life and career$

ArtsLiterature

%t is, o&iously, considered #rong that a +ournalist should plagiari!e, though

plagiarism in this 'eld is 2uite an old phenomenon$ 6ome of the

conse2uences of plagiarism in +ournalism, and arts and literature include=

*oss of +o& and professional reputation (in case of +ournalism)$ -he act of plagiarism can &e made pu&lic &y the employer, #hich can cast

dou&t on the honesty and integrity of the concerned +ournalist$ -his can

result in diculty in 'nding another employment$

5lagiarism in &oth arts and literature, and +ournalism can attract legal actions

or la#suits, as no#adays copyright la#s are ery stringent$ -he original

#riterartist can sue the +ournalist or the #riterartist copying his or her #ork,

#hich in the #orst circumstances can lead to imprisonment$

5lagiarism in this 'eld can also attract monetary penalties$ %f the act of

plagiarism is proed in the court, the iolator may &e re2uired to gie

compensation to the original author#riterartist for his or her loss of pro't$

Politics

 -here isnt that much scope for plagiarism in politics? in most of the

reelations so far, politicians dissertations (for educational 2uali'cation such

as the doctorate), hae &een found to contain large chunks of material

copied from someone else$ %n a case inoling a prime minister of a country,

it #as found that a considera&le part of his speech #as copied from the

speech gien &y the prime minister of another country$

6ome of the conse2uences that politicians accused of plagiarism can faceare=

Heshe may hae to resign from his position$

Heshe may lose the trust of the people$

%n future, any #ork that heshe produces may &e e4cessiely scrutini!ed$

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Academic consequences

Plagiarism is a constant problem in schools because students create many documents doing a lot

of research in no time. Many schools, like high school and high school Baylor and DukeUniversity have bodies as the ouncil of !onor or the "ffice of #udicial Affairs to revie$ each

case of plagiarism and determine punishment. Minor infractions can make you get a %&% in the

task, $hile ma'or infractions occur suspension or e(pulsion. Any$ay, plagiarism is embarrassing

to the student and future $ork $ill be e(amined more carefully than other students.

Professional consequences

Many reporters, $riters, academics and artists have seen their personal and professionalreputations ruined by accusations of plagiarism. )he kidnappers are not only interrupted their

current 'ob, either by dismissal or cancellation of their contracts, but may also find problems for

future $ork. A particularly serious or memorable episode of plagiarism can ruin the reputation of a person and force him to change careers to avoid the stigma of plagiarism.

Personal onsequences

Most consequences of plagiarism occur once the plagiarism is discovered, but personalconsequences occur regardless of any e(ternal impact. *n discussing plagiarism, says Baylor

school students $ho practice fail to learn many of the skills for research and $riting that the

school is intended to teach. After leaving school, these students lack the ability to produceoriginal material, as they have only cheated in the past. )here is also a psychological impact

 plagiarism as constant lies and deception can leave a mark on the psyche.

+egal onsequences

Besides all the personal and professional difficulties the plagiarist can produce, in some casesthere are legal consequences. Plagiarism of copyrighted material for profit can make the plagiarist pay monetary damages, so the profits illicitly as other potential losses that the

 plagiarist may have caused the original $riter. *n some cases, plagiarism can even make the

 person facing criminal proceedings in $hich the result can range from fines to imprisonment.

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