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aircraft piracy 1 : the hijacking of an aircraft esp. in flight ;specif : the act of seizing control of an aircraft by force, violence, threat, or intimidation with wrongful intent 2 : the felony of hijacking or seizing control of an aircraft called also air piracy ...
piracy
piracy 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 on the high seas or in a place outside the jurisdiction of any state see also aircraft piracy Article I of the Constitution in the back matter 2 a : the unauthorized copying, distribution, or use of another's production (as a film) esp. in infringement of a copyright [software ] b : the unauthorized use, interception, or receipt of encoded communications (as satellite cable programming) esp. to avoid paying fees for use [the statute's purpose is to proscribe the of programming signals "United States v. Harrell, 983 F.2d 36 (1993)"] 3 : the crime of committing piracy ...
Piracy
Piracy [fr. pirata, Lat.], the commission of those acts of robbery and violence upon the sea, which if committed upon land wold amount to felony. Pirates hold no commission or delegated authority from any sovereign or State, empowering them to attack others. They can, therefore, be only regarded in the light of robbers. They are, as Cicero has truly stated, the common enemies of all (communes hostes omnium); and the law of nations gives to every one the right to pursue and exterminate them without any previous declaration of war (see Piracy Jure Gentium, 1934, AC 586, where a frustrated attempt was held to be piracy by that law); but it is not allowed to kill them without trial, except in battle. Those who surrender or are taken prisoners must be brought before the proper magistrates, and dealt with according to law. By the ancient Common Law of England, piracy, if committed by a subject, was held to be a species of treason, being contrary to his natural allegiance; if by an alien, to ...
Aircraft papers
Aircraft papers, 'aircraft papers' includes all books, passes charter parties, bills of lading, customs receipts, manifests, certificates, licences, lists, tickets, notes, letters and other documents and writings delivered up or found on board a captured aircraft. [Naval and Aircraft Prize Act (59 of 1971), s. 2(b)]...
Chargeable aircraft
Chargeable aircraft, every aircraft designed or adapted to carry persons in addition to the flight crew is a chargeable aircraft, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 12(2), para 778, p. 640....
Costs-annual (aircraft operation)
Costs-annual (aircraft operation), in relation to the operation of an aircraft means the best estimate reasonably practicable at the time of a particular flight in respect of the year commencing on the first day of January preceding the date of the flight, of the costs of keeping and maintaining and the indirect costs of operating the aircraft, such costs in either case excluding direct costs and being those actually and necessarily incurred without a view to profit, Air Navigation Order, 1989, SI 1989/2004, Art. 106(1) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 1274, p. 624....
Foreign-going vessel or aircraft
Foreign-going vessel or aircraft, means any vessel or aircraft for the time being engaged in the carriage of goods or passengers between any port or airport in India and any port or airport outside India, whether touching any intermediate port or airport in India or not, and includes-(i) any naval vessel of a foreign Government taking part in any naval exercises;(ii) any vessel engaged in fishing or any other operations outside the territorial waters of India;(iii) any vessel or aircraft proceeding to a place out-side India for any purpose whatsoever. [Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), s. 2 (21)]...
Military aircraft
Military aircraft, means an aircraft of the naval, military, air force or any other armed forces of any country and includes every aircraft commanded for the time being by a person in such force detailed for the purpose. [Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982 (66 of 1982), s. 2(1)(d)]...
Aircraft material
Aircraft material, includes any engines, fittings, guns, gear, instruments or apparatus for use in connection with aircraft, and any of its components and accessories and petrol oil, and any other substance used for providing motive power for planes. [Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), s. 4 (iii)]...
British aircraft
British aircraft, means an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 9(2), 4th Edn., Para 435, p. 295....
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