plagiary

PLA'GIARY, n. [L. plagium, a kidnapping, probably from plagoe,nets, toils, that which is layed or spread, from the root of Eng. lay. The L. plaga, a stroke, is the same word differently applied, a laying on.]

1. A thief in literature; one that purloins another's writings and offers them to the public as his own.

2. The crime of literary theft. [Not used.]

PLA'GIARY, a. Stealing men; kidnapping. [Not used.]

1. Practicing literary theft.