piracy
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.: The record industry is beset with piracy.
Also called stream capture. Geology. diversion of the upper part of one stream by the headward growth of another.
Origin of piracy
1Other words from piracy
- an·ti·pi·ra·cy, noun, plural an·ti·pi·ra·cies, adjective
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How to use piracy in a sentence
Much of the piracy appears to be coming from the US and India.
“Wonder Woman 1984” foreshadows Hollywood’s giant piracy problem | Adam Epstein | January 5, 2021 | QuartzWith governments preoccupied by the public health crisis, they’ve had fewer resources to devote to combating piracy.
It was not designed to deal with piracy at the scale that was about to erupt.
Art has been brutalized by tech’s giants. How can it survive? | Konstantin Kakaes | December 23, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe most common technique to limit piracy is by adding watermarks that help trace which customer originally received the movie.
Movie piracy is on the rise as studios bypass theatrical releases | radmarya | October 6, 2020 | FortuneFor years, piracy attacks on major shipping routes have been on a decline.
The record business is 98 percent piracy everywhere on the planet.
Quincy Jones Talks Chicago’s Mean Streets, Why Kanye West Is No Michael Jackson, and Bieber | Marlow Stern | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs with any new device, fears came up about privacy, security, the fear of looking like a dork, and piracy.
Google Glass Is Helping Doctors Save Lives. Maybe It’s Time to Reconsider the Poorly Received Technology. | Valerie Vande Panne | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis also an area known for piracy, which means that military radar surveillance would have been highly active.
First charged with “piracy,” each member of the retinue now faces seven years in jail if found guilty of “hooliganism.”
piracy has transformed into a well-developed business and I am part of that business.
William Kidd with others executed at Execution dock, London, for piracy.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIt was the beginning of a policy which was to put an end to the piracy which had prevailed for centuries on those waters.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousIf you give me those documents, I will show them to the Captain—but he is not the sort of man—this is mere piracy, after all!
The Lord of the Sea | M. P. ShielWhen the victim of Algerian piracy stood on the deck, dripping and indignant, and told his tale of woe, we were delighted.
Humanly Speaking | Samuel McChord CrothersHe used to make voyages from port to port, partly for commerce, but more especially for piracy.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2) | Ellen C. Clayton
British Dictionary definitions for piracy
/ (ˈpaɪrəsɪ) /
British robbery on the seas within admiralty jurisdiction
a felony, such as robbery or hijacking, committed aboard a ship or aircraft
the unauthorized use or appropriation of patented or copyrighted material, ideas, etc
Origin of piracy
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