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[1] [2] [3] Although precise definitions vary depending on the institution, [4] in many countries and cultures plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity and journalistic ethics, as well as of social norms around learning, teaching, research, fairness, respect, and responsibility. [5]
Plagio is an Italian term deriving from the Latin "plagium". [ not verified in body ] The Italian criminal code defined it as "Whoever submits a person to his own power, in order to reduce her to a state of subjection, is punished with imprisonment for five to fifteen years".