as in pirating
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea
many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now
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Recent Examples of piracy
The latest incident comes amid a recent uptick in piracy in the area, which is close to key international shipping lanes through the Suez Canal and Red Sea.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Yet online piracy was far more serious, moving at unprecedented speed.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The ticket also includes a clause that prevents the company from being held liable for anything that happens to you owing to force majeure, like an unexpected storm or illness, piracy, war, revolution, extortion, terrorist action or threat, hijacking, or bombing.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
In the speech, Rivkin said the MPA planned to lobby members of Congress for a law requiring Internet service providers to block piracy websites.
—Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2024
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Yet online piracy was far more serious, moving at unprecedented speed.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The ticket also includes a clause that prevents the company from being held liable for anything that happens to you owing to force majeure, like an unexpected storm or illness, piracy, war, revolution, extortion, terrorist action or threat, hijacking, or bombing.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
In the speech, Rivkin said the MPA planned to lobby members of Congress for a law requiring Internet service providers to block piracy websites.
—Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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