piracy
11piracy — [[t]pa͟ɪrəsi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Piracy is robbery at sea carried out by pirates. Seven of the fishermen have been formally charged with piracy. 2) N UNCOUNT You can refer to the illegal copying of things such as video tapes and computer programs… …
12PIRACY — The Etruscans were accused of piracy by the Greeks in much the same way as rivals have been accused of piracy in more modern periods. The accusation is simply a measure of their successful maritime operations confirmed by trade and ships …
13piracy — noun 1) piracy on the high seas Syn: freebooting, robbery at sea; archaic buccaneering 2) software piracy Syn: illegal copying, plagiarism, copyright infringement, bootlegging …
14piracy — 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… …
15piracy — noun Piracy is used after these nouns: ↑movie, ↑music …
16piracy — pi|ra|cy [ˈpaıərəsi US ˈpaırə ] n [U] 1.) the crime of illegally copying and selling books, tapes, videos, computer programs etc →↑pirate ▪ software piracy 2.) the crime of attacking and stealing from ships at sea 3.) the crime of making illegal… …
17piracy — pi|ra|cy [ paırəsi ] noun uncount 1. ) the crime of making and selling illegal copies of computer programs, books, videos, or CDs: The authorities have recently cracked down on software piracy . 2. ) the crime of making television or radio… …
18piracy — noun 1》 the practice of attacking and robbing ships at sea. ↘a similar practice in other contexts, especially hijacking. 2》 the unauthorized use or reproduction of another s work: software piracy …
19piracy — noun (U) 1 the illegal copying and sale of books, tapes, videos etc: software piracy 2 the crime of attacking and stealing from ships at sea …
20piracy — 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) …
