piracy — pi·ra·cy / pī rə sē/ n pl cies 1: an act of robbery esp. on the high seas; specif: an illegal act of violence, detention, or plunder committed for private ends by crew or passengers of a private ship or aircraft against another ship or aircraft… … Law dictionary
piracy — [n] robbery bootlegging, buccaneering, commandeering, copying, freebooting, hijacking, infringement, marauding, pirating, plagiarism, rapine, stealing, swashbuckling, theft; concepts 139,192 … New thesaurus
theft — [n] stealing annexation, appropriation, break in, burglary, caper, cheating, crime, defrauding, deprivation, embezzlement, extortion, filch, fleece*, fraud, grab*, heist, holdup, hustle*, job*, larceny, lift*, looting, mugging, peculation,… … New thesaurus
Piracy — This article is about maritime piracy. For other uses, see Pirate (disambiguation). The traditional Jolly Roger of piracy … Wikipedia
theft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. larceny, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. robbery, racket, thievery, larceny, stealing, swindling, swindle, cheating, defrauding, rapacity, fraud, piracy, burglary, pillage, pilfering, plunder,… … English dictionary for students
piracy — n 1. robbery at sea, brigandage, buccaneering, freebooting, banditry, highway robbery, Obs. latrociny, privateering, filibustering, U.S. Inf. (usu. of cattle) rustling. 2. commandeering, hijacking, skyjacking, air or sky piracy; (usu. of persons) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
theft — n 1. stealing, thievery, pilferage, pilfering, Sl. swiping, Sl. hustling, Sl. copping; peculation, embezzlement, misappropriation; shoflifting, palming, Sl. boosting; purse snatching; smuggling, bootlegging. 2. burglary, robbery, Law. larceny, Sl … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
piracy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Larceny] Syn. robbery, highway robbery, privateering, hijacking, skyjacking; see also crime 2 , theft . 2. [Plagiarism] Syn. copying, lifting, cheating; see forgery . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. robbery, hijacking,… … English dictionary for students
piracy — pi·ra·cy || paɪərÉ™sɪ n. robbery at sea; theft of another person s work or ideas; illegal copying or use of computer software (Computers) … English contemporary dictionary
piracy — n. 1. Robbery on the high seas, sea robbery. 2. Literary theft … New dictionary of synonyms
