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Verb
/ˈpīrət/,
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pirates, plural;
  1. Rob or plunder (a ship)

  2. Use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright
    • - he sold pirated tapes of Hollywood blockbusters
    • - a competing company cannot pirate its intellectual achievements
Noun
  1. A person who attacks and robs ships at sea

  2. A person who appropriates or reproduces the work of another for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright
    • - software pirates
  3. A person or organization that broadcasts radio or television programs without official authorization
    • - a pirate radio station
  1. plagiarist: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
  2. copy illegally; of published material
  3. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
  4. commandeer: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
  5. a ship that is manned by pirates
  6. (piracy) hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it; "air piracy"
  7. Catacroptera is a monotypic genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae found in Africa.
  8. Pirate was released as the first single by Cher from the album Cherished. A minor hit, it peaked at 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the album did not chart.
  9. A Pirate is a type of German sailing dinghy. It was first constructed in 1935, and has no trapeze. The Pirate was designed in 1934 by the German boat builder Carl Martens. ...
  10. Escape Velocity Nova (a.k.a. EV Nova or EVN) is a computer game by Ambrosia Software, in collaboration with ATMOS. It is the third game in the Escape Velocity series of space trading & combat games.
  11. This is a list of the thirteen episodes of the British children's television series TUGS which first broadcast in 1989.
  12. The Pirate (La Pirate) is a 1984 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.
  13. A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns; One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission; To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea; To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of; To ...
  14. (piracy) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it; A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft; The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law (e.g. ...
  15. (Pirated) An edition printed with the permission or payment to author
  16. (Pirated) YBox - Vii - ZX81 - GayStation
  17. (Pirates) A short-lived phenomenon where rogue geocachers would steal caches, and then either: a) destroy the cache; b) hold it for ransom; or c) move it to another location, leaving only a note behind with the new location. A number of minor variations were also used. ...
  18. (Pirates) We love playing pirates, making the boats, looking for the treasure, especially the swords and yelling "Aaargh!".  Good fun.
  19. (Pirates) local Vermont expression for the community of boat-dwelling families who made their living by transporting goods up and down Lake Champlain, wintering over on the shores and harbors of Vermont and New York state.
  20. (Piracy) An assault on a vessel cargo, crew or passengers at sea by persons owing no allegiance to a recognized flag and acting for personal gain. It also includes acts of rioters who attack a ship from the shore and of passengers who mutiny.
  21. (piracy) The unauthorized duplication and distribution of copyright-protected software. (Eth, Gr. 6)
  22. Piracy the illegal duplication of copyrighted software without the permission of the software owner or publisher.
  23. (Piracy) Illegally copying copyrighted software, music, or movies.
  24. (Piracy) the unauthorized duplication and dissemination for sale of copyrighted materials. In broadcasting, any transmission of copyrighted material without the copyright holder's permission.
  25. (PIRACY) [copyright-trademark]. The act of exact, unauthorized, and illegal reproduction on a commercial scale of a copyrighted work or of a trademarked product.