piracy
piracy definition - legal
n
- Robbery, kidnapping, or other criminal activity at sea.
- Hijacking.
- Illegal and unauthorized copying or distributing materials protected under copyright, trademark, or patent law. See also infringement.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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