pirate

v. steal copyrighted or patented materials; illegally copy or use computer software (Computers)

n. one who commits sea robbery; one who steals copyrighted or patented materials; one who illegally copies or uses computer software (Computers)

adj. of who commits sea robbery; illegally copied (Computers)

Piracy is a robbery committed at sea, or sometimes on the shore, by an agent without a commission from a sovereign nation. Seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a significant issue (with estimated worldwide losses of US $13 to $16 billion per year[1]), particularly in the waters between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, off the Somali coast, and also in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, which are used by over 50,000 commercial ships a year. A recent surge in piracy off the Somali coast spurred a multi-national effort led by the United States to patrol the waters near the Horn of Africa to combat piracy. While boats off the coasts of North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea are still assailed by pirates, the Royal Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard have nearly eradicated piracy in U.S. waters and in the Caribbean Sea.
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Noun
1. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
(synonym) plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate
(hypernym) thief, stealer
2. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
(synonym) buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover
(hypernym) plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
(hyponym) corsair, Barbary pirate
3. a ship manned by pirates
(synonym) pirate ship
(hypernym) ship
(hyponym) corsair
(derivation) commandeer, hijack, highjack
Verb
1. copy illegally; of published material
(hypernym) steal
(derivation) plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate
(classification) crime, law-breaking
2. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
(synonym) commandeer, hijack, highjack
(hypernym) seize
(hyponym) skyjack
(derivation) pirate ship
(classification) crime, law-breaking

n. pirate, corsair, sea robber, one who steals from ships at sea; one who steals copyrighted or patented materials; (Computers) one who illegally copies or uses computer software

adj. piratical, of pirates, of sea bandits; illegal, against the law (Slang)

n. pirate; cracker, one who breaks into computer systems through illegal methods, one who illegally copies or uses computer software (Computers); buccaneer, freebooter; swindler, thief

v. rob, pirate; hack