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Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.
Lily Allen

Meaning of "piracy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIRACY

From Anglo-Latin pirātia, from Late Greek peirāteia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PIRACY

piracy  [ˈpaɪrəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIRACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piracy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIRACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

piracy

Piracy

Piracy is typically an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator. The term has been used throughout history to refer to raids across land borders by non-state agents. Piracy or pirating is the name of a specific crime under customary international law and also the name of a number of crimes under the municipal law of a number of States. It is distinguished from privateering, which is authorized by national authorities and therefore a legitimate form of war-like activity by non-state actors. Privateering is considered commerce raiding, and was outlawed by the Peace of Westphalia for signatories to those treaties. Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates. In the 21st century, the international community is facing many problems in bringing pirates to justice.

Definition of piracy in the English dictionary

The first definition of piracy in the dictionary is robbery on the seas within admiralty jurisdiction. Other definition of piracy is a felony, such as robbery or hijacking, committed aboard a ship or aircraft. Piracy is also the unauthorized use or appropriation of patented or copyrighted material, ideas, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIRACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
antipiracy
ˌæntɪˈpaɪrəsɪ
aristocracy
ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsɪ
biopiracy
ˈbaɪəʊˌpaɪrəsɪ
bureaucracy
bjʊəˈrɒkrəsɪ
confederacy
kənˈfɛdərəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
curacy
ˈkjʊərəsɪ
degeneracy
dɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
heresy
ˈhɛrəsɪ
hypocrisy
hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ
idiosyncrasy
ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkrəsɪ
illiteracy
ɪˈlɪtərəsɪ
inaccuracy
ɪnˈækjʊrəsɪ
leprosy
ˈlɛprəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
numeracy
ˈnjuːmərəsɪ
plutocracy
pluːˈtɒkrəsɪ
technocracy
tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIRACY

piracetam
piracies
Piraeus
piragua
pirai
Pirandello
Piranesi
piranha
pirate
pirate copy
pirate radio
pirate ship
pirated
piratic
piratical
piratically
pirating
piri-piri
piriform
pirl

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIRACY

autocracy
Christian Democracy
computer literacy
emotional literacy
industrial democracy
kakistocracy
kleptocracy
liberal democracy
magistracy
meritocracy
oracy
parliamentary democracy
people´s democracy
pinpoint accuracy
racy
retiracy
social democracy
the Confederacy
Tracy
video piracy

Synonyms and antonyms of piracy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PIRACY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «piracy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of piracy

Translation of «piracy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIRACY

Find out the translation of piracy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piracy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piracy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海盗行为
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piratería
570 millions of speakers

English

piracy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القرصنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пиратство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pirataria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রস্থস্বত্বাপহরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piraterie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cetak rompak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Piraterie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海賊行為
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해적행위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piracy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vi phạm bản quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाचेगिरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korsanlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pirateria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piractwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піратство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piraterie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πειρατείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

piracy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piratkopiering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piratkopiering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piracy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIRACY»

The term «piracy» is very widely used and occupies the 22.409 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIRACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «piracy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «piracy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piracy

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10 QUOTES WITH «PIRACY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word piracy.
1
Riz Ahmed
I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than just having the biggest opening weekends.
2
Lily Allen
Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.
3
John Bruton
The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime, advancing trade liberalization, and combating piracy and intellectual property violations.
4
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.
5
Kim Dotcom
If you create something, you don't want someone else to go and profit from it; you have your right to make a living and everything. So I respect copyright. What I don't respect is copyright extremism. And I what I don't respect is a business model that encourages piracy.
6
Kim Dotcom
It's the big boys, the Googles of this world, that are already benefiting from piracy and not paying the artists a dime.
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Kim Dotcom
Megaupload is not responsible for the piracy problem. It's the old business model of Hollywood that is responsible for it, and they want to keep that model alive at any cost.
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Kim Dotcom
The U.S. government is saying that my website enabled piracy when the entire Internet is enabling piracy. Every ISP that connects people to the Internet is enabling piracy - Google is, YouTube is, everybody is.
9
Daniel Ek
I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services.
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MC Hammer
The approach that the music industry took to fight piracy was the wrong strategy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIRACY»

Discover the use of piracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates
From Cervantes to Sonny Bono, from Maria Callas to Microsoft, from Grub Street to Google, no chapter in the story of piracy evades Johns’s graceful analysis in what will be the definitive history of the subject for years to come.
Adrian Johns, 2010
2
Piracy: The Complete History
Known as "The Golden Age of Piracy", this period only lasted around a quarter of a century - from around 1700 until 1725.
Angus Konstam, 2008
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Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia: History, ...
This book explores contemporary maritime piracy in Southeast Asia, demonstrating the utility of using historical context in developing policy approaches that will address the roots of this resurgent phenomenon.
Adam J. Young, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, International Institute for Asian Studies, 2007
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Contemporary Maritime Piracy: International Law, Strategy, ...
This volume provides a concise introduction to the issues and debates regarding modern piracy, including naval operations, law, and diplomacy, and focuses on the recent surge of attacks off the coasts of Africa and Asia.
James Kraska, 2011
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Internet Piracy
Provides an overview of Internet piracy, examines the key players in the controversy, and discusses possible solutions.
Lee Hunnewell, 2010
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Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World
An historical study of piracy in the ancient Greek and Roman world.
Philip de Souza, 2002
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Piracy, Slavery, and Redemption: Barbary Captivity ...
At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean.
Daniel J. Vitkus, Nabil I. Matar, 2001
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Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea: The Legal Framework for ...
Piracy is no longer an archaic problem. This analysis of the legal issues surrounding the repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea assesses whether the existing legal regime can effectively counter piracy in the modern age.
Robin Geiss, Anna Petrig, 2011
9
Software Piracy Exposed
This book is about software piracy--what it is and how it's done.
Ron Honick, 2005
10
Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Securing the Malacca Straits
As a second instalment within the Series on Maritime Issues and Piracy in Asia by the International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden University, and the In...
Graham Gerard Ong-Webb, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIRACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piracy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Piracy and data-retention bedfellows produce best arguments …
Somewhere in a backyard in Australia this past weekend, a young child was happily banging away at a nail with a plastic hammer, a cute ... «ZDNet, Jul 15»
2
Three Censor Board employees arrested in 'Premam' piracy case
Earlier, the anti piracy cell of the state police had found that the pirated copy of the movie uploaded on the internet had carried the water mark ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
OC's Vietnamese showbiz smackdown: 'Paris by Night' fights …
However, most of the piracy sites appear to be based in Vietnam, and bootleg copies of Paris by Night are widely available there. Thúy Nga ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
4
Piracy analysis: EU Somali coastguard initiative delivers
The EU's capacity building division has delivered more training and equipment to the Somali coastguard in Mogadishu, although experts warn ... «IHS Maritime 360, Jul 15»
5
Marshall Center library's newest donation showcases maritime piracy
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – “The World of Maritime Piracy: The Last Two Decades” is now among more than 80,000 books at ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
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WordPress Rejects 43% Of All 'Piracy' Takedown Notices
WordPress has published new data on the number of piracy takedown notices the company receives. During the first half of the year copyright ... «TorrentFreak, Jul 15»
7
Geo-Blocking Caused Massive TV Piracy 20 Years Ago
Just as geo-locking, blocking and local release windows fuel piracy today, licensing and geo-restriction fueled massive movie and TV show ... «TorrentFreak, Jul 15»
8
Foxtel looks to govt for salvation in piracy battle
The television service has touted new research suggesting government measures prevent piracy, but is this really the case? Mark Gambino ... «The New Daily, Jul 15»
9
Sailors' Society's Crisis Response Centre supports seafarers …
The Durban-based Centre offers a rapid response service to assist traumatised seafarers after piracy attacks and other crisis-at-sea situations. «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
10
eBook Piracy Virtually Nonexistent in the UK
Why is ebook piracy virtually nonexistent in the United Kingdom? The government has taken an extremely hard-line against rogue websites. «Good E-Reader, Jul 15»

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