plagiat

Definitions of plagiat
  1. noun
    a willful perversion of facts
    synonyms: contrefaçon, falsification, imitation
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    alteration, déformation
    the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    invention, mensonge
    the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
    tromperie
    the act of deceiving
    arnaque, tromperie
    the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
    tromperie
    acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
    triche, tromperie
    a deception for profit to yourself
    illusion
    the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
    dissimulation, faux semblant
    the act of giving a false appearance
    imposture
    pretending to be another person
    type of:
    crime, mauvaise conduite, méfait
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
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