PIRACY

plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy

(noun) the act of plagiarizing; taking someone’s words or ideas as if they were your own

piracy, buccaneering

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

piracy (countable and uncountable, plural piracies)

(nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.

Synonym: pirateship

A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft.

The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.

The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.

(ornithology) Kleptoparasitism.

Synonyms

• (robbery at sea): buccaneerism

• (breaking intellectual property law by making unauthorized copies): bootlegging, file sharing

Source: Wiktionary

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Pi"ra*cy, n.; pl. Piracies. Etym: [Cf. LL. piratia, Gr. Pirate.]

1. The act or crime of a pirate.

2. (Common Law)

Definition: Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; -- a crime answering to robbery on land.

Note: By statute law several other offenses committed on the seas (as trading with known pirates, or engaging in the slave trade) have been made piracy.

3. "Sometimes used, in a quasi-figurative sense, of violation of copyright; but for this, infringement is the correct and preferable term." Abbott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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