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Plagiarism is a so-called crime (as thievery is always considered a crime) that directly copies someone's work without any authorization or consent from the author, or claiming the content was originally from you, even it's actually not.

Concerning about inspirations, it's not considered plagiarism, unless you will just take the plotline and reword it. Rewording a pasta without even changing a single story element already qualifies as plagiarism.

FYI, plagiarized works from inspirations are also called rip-offs. Rip-offs are annoying and extremel unoriginal, as it tends to steal a certain exact part of the story, but not the entire story itself. Rip-offs may also sound as summaries or paraphrases of the plagiarized, according to my personal knowledge.