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Webster 1913 Edition
Piracy
1.
The act or crime of a pirate.
2.
(Common Law)
Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; – a crime answering to robbery on land.
☞ By statute law several other offenses committed on the seas (as trading with known pirates, or engaging in the slave trade) have been made piracy.
3.
“Sometimes used, in a quasi-figurative sense, of violation of copyright; but for this, infringement is the correct and preferable term.” Abbott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Piracy
PI'RACY
,Noun.
1.
The act, practice or crime of robbing on the high seas; the taking of property from others by open violence and without authority, on the sea; a crime that answers to robbery on land.Other acts than robbery on the high seas, are declared by statute to be piracy. See Act of Congress, April 30, 1790.
2.
The robbing of another by taking his writings.Definition 2024
piracy
piracy
English
The flag of Edward England, a well-known symbol of piracy
Noun
piracy (countable and uncountable, plural piracies)
- (nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
- How should the international community respond to Somali piracy?
- A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft.
- The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.
- Some video game consoles use specially designed cartridges to make software piracy more difficult.
- The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.
Synonyms
- (robbery at sea): buccaneerism
- (breaking intellectual property law by making unauthorized copies): bootlegging, file sharing
Translations
robbery at sea
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hijacking
unauthorized duplication
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unlicensed broadcasting