Thesaurus results for PIRACIES

piracy

noun

ˈpī-rə-sē

Definition of piracy

as in pirating

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 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 This highlights a consistent and massive link between content piracy and the unregulated gambling economy. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Others can be reached through questionable streaming and piracy sites. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 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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From bank robberies to cartel killings and even contending with the First Family’s drama in the White House, all of the cases the Hollingsworths handle are interesting.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
An allegation that Davis had a prior robbery conviction that could count as a strike was expected to be addressed at sentencing by Judge James Arguelles.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of robbery

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