What is the meaning of Plagiarism?

The correct answer is 'literary theft'.

Key Points

Many people think of plagiarism as copying another’s work, or borrowing someone else’s original ideas.

• According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to “plagiarize” means-
  • to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
  • to use (another's production) without crediting the source
  • to commit literary theft
  • to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source. 
• Plagiarism is defined as literary theft because here one steals the writing of someone else and publishes it as their own.

From the above, we can conclude that the meaning of Plagiarism is literary theft.