Thesaurus results for PIRACIES

piracy

noun

ˈpī-rə-sē

Definition of piracy

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the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now

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Recent Examples of piracy Many movie theaters in the UK are also banning the use of smart glasses due to piracy concerns, the UK Cinema Association (UKCA) said late last month. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 This included one on Reddit about torrents on the site 1337x —which is frequently used for online piracy— delivering an executable file, rather than a media file. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The increase, however, still doesn’t match the scale of Somalia’s piracy crisis at its peak. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for piracy

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Shows had to be encrypted to prevent pirating, but easily viewable on Android, iOS, web and other platforms.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
No drugs were found, but Simpson’s home address had also come up during the investigation as one potentially linked to the purchase of satellite TV pirating equipment.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026

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Others convicted in relation to the robbery included Brian Reader, a career criminal who was involved in other high-profile robberies before and after Brink’s-Mat, crooked solicitor Michael Relton, and McAvoy’s wife, Kathleen.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
The theft eclipses previous high-profile wine robberies in Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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