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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 The Staten Island hip-hop titans conceived of the album as a conceptual artwork, a protest against the cheapening of music in the age of widespread piracy. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 One even got in trouble and is shackled to a wooden pillory, serving as an example to others who disobey the crown and engage in piracy. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Following testimony from Meta staff who downloaded torrents, the order could expose a wider range of supervisors, managers, and executives whom staffers said greenlit the piracy. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Bastos said the campaign will use the language of films and series to communicate the danger of piracy. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 12 Oct. 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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Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects in connection with a violent farm robbery in the North West province in which a 50-year-old farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Deputies will continue to respond to all Priority 1 calls, including reports of homicides, assaults, hostage situations, hit-and-run collisions, robberies, shots fired and plane crashes.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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