| Pirate (pirate) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pi"rate |
| [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.] |
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.
An armed ship or vessel which sails without
a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the
high seas.
One who infringes the law of copyright, or
publishes the work of an author without permission.
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| Pirate (pirate) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Pi"rate |
|
To play the pirate] to
practice robbery on the high seas.
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| Pirate (pirate) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Pi"rate |
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To publish, as books
or writings, without the permission of the author.
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