Definition of Piracy. Meaning of Piracy. Synonyms of Piracy

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Definition of Piracy

Piracy
Piracy Pi"ra*cy, n.; pl. Piracies. [Cf. LL. piratia, Gr. ?. See Pirate.] 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.

Meaning of Piracy from wikipedia

- conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, and vessels used for piracy are called pirate ships. The earliest do****ented instances of piracy were in the 14th...
- Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission...
- Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Somali Sea, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding places...
- The Golden Age of Piracy is a common designation for the period between the 1650s and the 1730s, when maritime piracy was a significant factor in the...
- up anti-piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anti-piracy may refer to: Anti-piracy measures, measures to combat or prevent maritime piracy Copy protection...
- Piracy in the 21st century (commonly known as modern piracy) has taken place in a number of waters around the globe, including but not limited to, the...
- Online piracy or software piracy is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission, such as music, movies...
- The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and phased out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with...
- This timeline of the history of piracy in the 1680s is a chronological list of key events involving pirates between 1680 and 1689. Bartholomew Sharp embarks...
- This is a timeline of the history of piracy. Piracy in ancient history Piracy in post-classical history 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s...