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Pirate - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pirate : \Pi"rate\, n. [L. pirata, Gr. ?, fr. ? to attempt,
undertake, from making attempts or attacks on ships, ? an
attempt, trial; akin to E. peril: cf. F. pirate. See
Peril.]
1. A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes
the property of another on the high seas; especially, one
who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or
plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in
a harbor.
2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal
commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on
the high seas.
3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the
work of an author without permission.
Pirate perch (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the
United States ({Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark
olive color, speckled with blackish spots.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pirate : \Pi"rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pirating.] [Cf. F. pirater.]
To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pirate : \Pi"rate\, v. t.
To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of
the author.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PIRATE. A sea robber, who, to enrich himself by subtlety or open force,
setteth upon merchants and others trading by sea, despoiling them of their
loading, and sometimes bereaving them of life and, sinking their ships;
Ridley's View of the Civ. and Eccl. Law, part 2, c. 1, s. 8; or more
generally one guilty of the crime of piracy. Merl. Repert. h.t. See, for the
etymology of this word, Bac. Ab. Piracy
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Pirate :
software pirate
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Pirate |
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jdubreno: work at 6. shld be sleepin but Pirate Radio is a dam good flick. listen 2 beats as well.. Armin Van Burrens remix of Seven Cities. so good! |
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missmalini: Loading all the videos from Ankur Tewari's Pirate radio show up now wait and watch :) http://bit.ly/8TNO6T |
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Paulshaqz: @batfish i don't use Pirate bay. |
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