Plagiarism is the act of passing off someone else's work as your own without giving credit to the original author.Some universities may give first-year students more lenient treatment when punishing them for plagiarism, but this is not always the case - it is important to familiarize yourself with your university's specific policy on plagiarism.Other activities that may constitute plagiarism include...As mentioned in Section 5.4, universities strongly condemn this behavior.