Definition of Pircy
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.
&fist; 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- (nautical) robbery at sea; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
- a similar act of robbery, such as hijacking of an aircraft
- the unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law (eg copying software unlawfully)
- the operation of an unlicensed radio or television station
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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