piracy

noun

ˈpī-rə-sē How to pronounce piracy (audio)
Definition of piracynext
as in pirating
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 Thanks to easily burnable CDs and the proliferation of shareable MP3s, record companies lost money to digital piracy in the early aughts. — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025 Rose was referring to lawsuits filed by copyright holders alleging that ISPs haven't adequately fought piracy on their networks and failed to terminate repeat infringers. — Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025 That's a distinction with a difference, because piracy is a crime of universal jurisdiction under international law, due to its pernicious effects on global commerce. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 In the five years since Sundance made the lineup available online to ticket-holders, no other film has been pulled from the platform due to piracy concerns. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for piracy

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