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pirate

pirate : a person who commits piracy vb pi·rat·ed pi·rat·ing vt : to take or appropriate by piracy ;esp : to copy, distribute, or use

Capital offences

with death are high treason; murder; destruction of H. M. Ships, arsenals, etc. (12 Geo. 3, c. 24); piracy when accompanied by attempted murder [(English) Piracy Act, 1837 (7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 88) s.

Execution of criminals

the prison as the sheriff requires, or allows. Public execution is, however, still necessary in the case of piracy with attempted murder. See PIRACY.

Nations, law of

law of nations are: (1) Violations of safe conducts; (2) Infringements of the rights of ambassadors; and (3) Piracy. See the works of Grotius, Vattel and others.

Special injunctions

Special injunctions, prohibitory orders or interdicts against acts of parties, such as waste, nuisance, piracy, etc. see INJUNCTION.

Plagiarist, or Plagiary

only, not expressed in the same or substantially the same words, there is not breach of copyright. See PIRACY OF WORKS.

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