Journalism Ethics Glossary

noun a person who helps another commit a crime or wrongdoing

• The police were able to arrest the main suspect and his accomplice in the robbery case.
• He couldn't have pulled off the prank without his accomplice by his side.
• The duo were caught red-handed by the cops, with one of them turning on their accomplice for a lighter sentence.
• Fear can be an accomplice to self-doubt, holding you back from pursuing your dreams.

verb to take someone else's work or ideas and pass them off as one's own

• The student was accused of plagiarizing large portions of their research paper.
• I heard that she got caught plagiarizing from the internet for her essay.
• Dude, don't be a plagiarizer, come up with your own stuff.
• His new book seemed like a plagiarized version of his previous work.