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piracy definition - legal

n

  1. Robbery, kidnapping, or other criminal activity at sea.
  2. Hijacking.
  3. 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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