PLAGIUM
\plˈad͡ʒəm], \plˈadʒəm], \p_l_ˈa_dʒ_ə_m]\
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Lat. 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 tlie concealing or harboring him without the knowledge of his master. Dig. 48, 15, 6.
By Henry Campbell Black