PLAGIARY (2)

Pla″gia‐ry (?), n.; pl. Plagiaries (#). [[L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.]] 1. 1. A manstealer; a kidnaper.
2. 2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. Dryden.
3. 3. Plagiarism; literary theft. Milton.