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To copy the work of another without their knowledge or authorization for the purpose of using all or a significant part of the work to pass off as their own. … [Read more...] about PLAGIARIZE

One who exercises a public employment, or fills a public station. … [Read more...] about PLACEMAN

Latin: In the civil law. Man stealing; kidnapping. The offense of enticing away and stealing men, children, and slaves. Calvin. The persuading a slave to escape from his master, or the concealing or harboring him without the knowledge of his master. Dig. 48, 15, 6. … [Read more...] about PLAGIUM

In mining law. A superficial deposit of sand, gravel, or disintegrated rock, carrying one or more of the precious metals, along the course or under the bed of a water-course, ancient or current, or along the shore of the sea. Under the acts of congress, the term includes all forms of mineral deposits, except veins of quartz or other rock in place. Rev. St. U. S. fi 2329 (U. S. … [Read more...] about PLACER

Pestilence; a contagious and malignant fever. … [Read more...] about PLAGUE