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piracies |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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