piracies — pi·ra·cy || paɪərÉ™sɪ n. robbery at sea; theft of another person s work or ideas; illegal copying or use of computer software (Computers) … English contemporary dictionary
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Piracy — Pi ra*cy, n.; pl. {Piracies}. [Cf. LL. piratia, Gr. ?. See {Pirate}.] 1. The act or crime of a pirate. [1913 Webster] 2. (Common Law) Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
William Kidd — Infobox Pirate name=William Kidd lived=c. 1645 – May 23, 1701 caption=William Kidd nickname= type=Privateer placeofbirth= Greenock, Scotland placeofdeath= Wapping, England allegiance= Kingdom of England serviceyears= base of operations= rank=… … Wikipedia
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The Mikado — For other uses, see Mikado (disambiguation). Theatre poster for The Mikado The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic… … Wikipedia
Piracy — This article is about maritime piracy. For other uses, see Pirate (disambiguation). The traditional Jolly Roger of piracy … Wikipedia
Piracy in the Caribbean — The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out in the 1720s as the nation states of Western Europe with colonies in the Americas began to exert more state control over the waterways of the New World. The period during… … Wikipedia
