01 n. The act or crime of a pirate.
pl.
Piracies ((-sĭz))
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1.
The act or crime of a pirate.
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2.
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.(Common Law)
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3.
“Sometimes used, in a quasi-figurative sense, of violation of copyright; but for this, infringement is the correct and preferable term.”