Plagiaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plagiary \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. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.]
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     2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and
        offers them as his own; a plagiarist. --Dryden.
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     3. Plagiarism; literary theft. --Milton.
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