piracy
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin pīrātia, from Classical Latin pīrāta + ia, or Ancient Greek πειρατεία (peirateía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɪɹəsi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
piracy (countable and uncountable, plural piracies)
- (crime, nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
- Synonym: pirateship
- How should the international community respond to Somali piracy?
- A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft.
- The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.
- Some video game consoles use specially designed cartridges to make software piracy more difficult.
- 2022 March 11, “Russia has reportedly legalised piracy in the face of economic sanctions”, in GamesIndustry.biz:
- The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.
- (ornithology) Kleptoparasitism.
Synonyms
- (robbery at sea): buccaneerism
- (breaking intellectual property law by making unauthorized copies): bootlegging, file sharing
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
robbery at sea
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hijacking
unauthorized duplication
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unlicensed broadcasting
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See also
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