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Show Origin of "Plagiarist." Though evrlly know the mean Ing of the word plagiarist nnd plug Inrlain few aru acquainted with their derlvatlou Among the mora depraved classes of ancient Home there enisled a nefarious custom of stealing chll dren and soiling them a slaves Ac cording to law. the child stealers, wliau detected, ware liable to the kii alty of being severely flogged, ami aa the I.hiIii word 'plega' signifies a stripe or lash, the ancient kidnaper were, In Cicero' time, termed plagl 4rl" that I, deserving of. or liable to stripe Thus both tbo crlmo and the criminal received their names from ike puulahmenl Inflicted |