piracy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpaɪɹəsi/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin pīrātia, from Classical Latin pīrāta + ia, or Ancient Greek πειρατεία (peirateía). The sense of “unauthorized duplication” developed in England between 1660 and 1710. The English Crown granted strict monopolies over book printing to specific guilds, such as the Stationers’ Company. Printing a book without permission was framed as an unlawful attack on the Crown’s authority and revenues. By labeling rogue printers as “pirates”, authorized booksellers equated them with sea robbers operating outside the bounds of civilized society. By the passage of the Statute of Anne in 1710, this usage was deeply entrenched in public consciousness as the definitive descriptor for the unauthorized duplication of books, and was later applied seamlessly to new media as they emerged.
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:crime, uncountable) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
How should the international community respond to Somali piracy?
- (countable, uncountable) A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft.
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(countable, uncountable) The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.
Some video game consoles use specially designed cartridges to make software piracy more difficult.
- (countable, uncountable) The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.
- (countable, uncountable) Kleptoparasitism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyracy | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| piracies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
biopiracy · counterpiracy · e-piracy · cyberpiracy · porch piracy · anti-piracy · antipiracy
Descendants
pirateria · πειρατεία · piraterie · パイラシー · piratería · пира́тство
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
file sharing (breaking intellectual property law by making unauthorized copies) · pirateship · bootlegging (breaking intellectual property law by making unauthorized copies) · buccaneerism (robbery at sea)
Translations (110)
tl pamimirata (unauthorized duplication) · gl piratería (robbery at sea) · it pirateria (hijacking) · la pīrātica (robbery at sea) · es falsificación (unauthorized duplication) · da kapring (hijacking) · ka მეკობრეობა (robbery at sea) · th โจรกรรม (robbery at sea) · es piratería (hijacking) · tr korsan yayın (unlicensed broadcasting) · ar تَزْوِير (unauthorized duplication) · ja パイラシー (unauthorized duplication) · tr korsanlık (robbery at sea) · az piratlıq (robbery at sea) · el πειρατεία (unlicensed broadcasting) · ka პირატობა (unauthorized duplication) · da sørøveri (robbery at sea) · bg пиратство (robbery at sea) · uk піратство (robbery at sea) · nrf pirat'tie (robbery at sea) · nl zendpiraterij (unlicensed broadcasting) · sv piratkopiering (unauthorized duplication) · nl piraterij (unlicensed broadcasting) · eo piratado (robbery at sea) · it pirateria (robbery at sea) · el πειρατεία (robbery at sea) · tl pamimirata (robbery at sea) · he שֹׁד יָמִּי (robbery at sea) · hu kalózkodás (robbery at sea) · he פִּירָטִיוּת (robbery at sea) · ru контрафа́кция (unauthorized duplication) · fi merirosvous (robbery at sea) · az dəniz quldurluğu (robbery at sea) · fr piratage (robbery at sea) · gl pirataría (robbery at sea) · gu ચાંચિયાગીરી (robbery at sea) · gl pirataría (unauthorized duplication) · de Raubkopieren (unauthorized duplication) · ka კონტრაფაქცია (unauthorized duplication) · cmn 著作權侵害 /著作权侵害 (unauthorized duplication) · ru наруше́ние а́вторского пра́ва (unauthorized duplication) · gl piratería (unauthorized duplication) · nl etherpiraterij (unlicensed broadcasting) · fi piratismi (unauthorized duplication) · id pembajakan (unauthorized duplication) · ru пира́тство (robbery at sea) · bg плагиатство (unauthorized duplication) · cmn 盜版 /盗版 (unauthorized duplication) · ja 海賊版 (unauthorized duplication) · ru пира́тство (unauthorized duplication) · he פִּירָטִיוּת (hijacking) · de Seeräuberei (robbery at sea) · nl zeeroverij (robbery at sea) · so burcad badeed (robbery at sea) · ka გამომცემლის უფლების დარღვევა (unauthorized duplication) · es secuestro (hijacking) · el πειρατεία (hijacking) · ca pirateria (robbery at sea) · es piratería (unauthorized duplication) · cs pirátství (robbery at sea) · ta கடற்கொள்ளை (robbery at sea) · ko 해적질 (robbery at sea) · io pirateso (robbery at sea) · no kapring (hijacking) · ru пира́тская ко́пия (unauthorized duplication) · es piratería (robbery at sea) · ar قَرْصَنَة (robbery at sea) · sv sjöröveri (robbery at sea) · ka საავტორო უფლების დარღვევა (unauthorized duplication) · da pirateri (robbery at sea) · ko 해적 행위 (robbery at sea) · pl piractwo (robbery at sea) · it pirateria (unauthorized duplication) · da piratkopiering (unauthorized duplication) · pl piractwo (unauthorized duplication) · uk піра́тство (unauthorized duplication) · ja 著作権侵害 (unauthorized duplication) · cmn 海盜行為 /海盗行为 (robbery at sea) · nl piraterij (robbery at sea) · nl piraterij (unauthorized duplication) · pa ਕਜ਼ਾਕੀ (robbery at sea) · yue 海盜行為 /海盗行为 (robbery at sea) · el πειρατεία (unauthorized duplication) · he שוד ים (robbery at sea) · pt pirataria (robbery at sea) · tr korsanlık (unauthorized duplication) · sw uharamia (robbery at sea) · de Raubkopie (unauthorized duplication) · ja 偽版 (unauthorized duplication) · lt piratavimas (robbery at sea) · hu eltérítés (hijacking) · ast piratería (robbery at sea) · ja パイラシー (robbery at sea) · nl kaping (robbery at sea) · de Piraterie (robbery at sea) · nl kaping (hijacking) · af seerowery (robbery at sea) · pt pirataria (unauthorized duplication) · sw uharamia (hijacking) · ja 海賊行為 (robbery at sea) · ms perlanunan (robbery at sea) · fi piraattiradiotoiminta (unlicensed broadcasting) · hu kalózkodás (unauthorized duplication) · fr piratage (unauthorized duplication) · fr piraterie (robbery at sea) · de Raubdruck (unauthorized duplication) · cmn 海盜 /海盗 (robbery at sea) · fi kaappaus (hijacking) · ca pirateria (unauthorized duplication) · be піра́цтва (robbery at sea)