Copywrong
//ˈkɒpiˌɹɒŋ// noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The unethical use of, or disregard for, copyright law. countable, nonce-word, uncountable
"We do it with less compunctious visitings of conscience, on the score of copyright or copywrong, as we are informed by the New York bookseller, that the demand, since we commenced the publication of our extracts, has been greater than the supply..."
Example
More examples"We do it with less compunctious visitings of conscience, on the score of copyright or copywrong, as we are informed by the New York bookseller, that the demand, since we commenced the publication of our extracts, has been greater than the supply..."
Etymology
Blend of copyright + wrong.
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