piracy on the high seas
11Piracy Act 1837 — The Piracy Act 1837 (c.88) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the death penalty for most offences of piracy, but created a new offence often known as piracy with violence, which was punishable with death. This offence …
12Piracy — Pi ra*cy, n.; pl. {Piracies}. [Cf. LL. piratia, Gr. ?. See {Pirate}.] 1. The act or crime of a pirate. [1913 Webster] 2. (Common Law) Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful… …
13piracy — [pī′rə sē] n. pl. piracies [ML piratia < Gr peirateia < peiratēs,PIRATE] 1. robbery of ships on the high seas 2. the unauthorized publication, reproduction, or use of a copyrighted or patented work 3. the illegal recording, transmission, or …
14The Pirate Movie — is a 1982 musical and comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Christopher Atkins and Kristy McNichol. The film is loosely based on Gilbert and Sullivan s comic opera The Pirates of Penzance . The original music score is composed by Mike… …
15Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …
16piracy — /puy reuh see/, n., pl. piracies. 1. practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea. 2. the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.: The record …
17piracy — Those acts of robbery and depredation upon the high seas which, if committed on land, would have amounted to a felony. Brigandage committed on the sea or from the sea. Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the law… …
18piracy — A term for the infringement of a copyright or a taking of literary property without permission. The crime of being a pirate, an offense against humanity and all mankind. 41 Am J1st Pir § 1. Robbery on the high seas. 41 Am J1st Pir § 3. The… …
19Piracy (comic) — Supercbbox| title = Piracy caption = Cover illustration by Bernard Krigstein schedule = Bi monthly format = Anthology publisher = EC Comics date = October/November 1954 October/November 1955 issues = 7 main char team = writers = artists = Wally… …
20piracy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Medieval Latin piratia, from Late Greek peirateia, from Greek peiratēs pirate Date: 1537 1. an act of robbery on the high seas; also an act resembling such robbery 2. robbery on the high seas 3. a. the unauthorized… …
