plagium
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin plagium (“kidnapping”), compare plagiarism, probably from plaga (“a net, snare, trap”).
Noun edit
plagium (usually uncountable, plural plagiums)
Usage notes edit
The Scottish common law offence of Abduction is defined as: “the carrying off or confining of a person forcibly and without lawful authority”.
In addition, a common law offence of child stealing (‘plagium’) can be committed against children below the age of puberty (under 12 years for girls and under 14 years for boys) when the abductor has no parental responsibility for the child.
References edit
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Probably from or related to plaga (“hunting net”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to weave”). See also plectō (“I weave”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpla.ɡi.um/, [ˈpɫ̪äɡiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpla.d͡ʒi.um/, [ˈpläːd͡ʒium]
Noun edit
plagium n (genitive plagiī or plagī); second declension
- manstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen as slaves
- 3rd century CE, Iulius Paulus, Digesta Iustiniani 40.12:
- lēge Fabiā prohibētur servus, quī plagium admīsit, prō quō dominus poenam intulit, intrā decem annōs manūmittī.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | plagium | plagia |
| Genitive | plagiī plagī1 |
plagiōrum |
| Dative | plagiō | plagiīs |
| Accusative | plagium | plagia |
| Ablative | plagiō | plagiīs |
| Vocative | plagium | plagia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- plagium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “plagium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “plagium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “plagium”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press