Plagiarism Giving Credit Where Credit is Due! -- taken from Joyce Brannon’s “Plagiarism.” PowerPoint Presentation & Joyce Valenza’s “What is Plagiarism?” (See works cited). (Internet downloads) Plagiarism defined: PoliticsNJ, The Pulblis Group, Hoboken, NJ. http://www.politicsnj.com/plagerism090903.htm. The word “plagiarism” comes from the Latin plagiarus meaning “kidnapper” According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com), to plagiarize