piracy
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpaɪɹəsi/
piracy
- (nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
- Synonyms: 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.
- The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.
- (ornithology) Kleptoparasitism.
- (robbery at sea) buccaneerism
- (breaking intellectual property law by making unauthorized copies) bootlegging, file sharing
- French: piraterie, piratage
- German: Piraterie, Seeräuberei
- Italian: pirateria
- Portuguese: pirataria
- Russian: пира́тство
- Spanish: piratería
- French: piratage
- German: Raubkopieren; Raubkopie, Raubdruck (pirated edition)
- Italian: pirateria
- Portuguese: pirataria
- Russian: пира́тство
- Spanish: piratería, falsificación
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