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Definitions for Piracy

[1] practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
[2] the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.: The record industry is beset with piracy.
[3] Also called stream capture. Geology . diversion of the upper part of one stream by the headward growth of another.
[4] British robbery on the seas within admiralty jurisdiction
[5] a felony, such as robbery or hijacking, committed aboard a ship or aircraft
[6] the unauthorized use or appropriation of patented or copyrighted material, ideas, etc

Words related to Piracy

infringement, plagiarism, theft, rapine, stealing, swashbuckling, bootlegging, freebooting, marauding, pirating

Words nearby Piracy

piquet, piquillo, piqué, pir, piracicaba, piracy, piraeus, piragua, pirandello, piranesi, piranha

Origin of Piracy

1545–55; earlier pyracie < Medieval Latin pīrātīa < Late Greek peirāteía. See pirate, -acy

Other words from Piracy

an·ti·pi·ra·cy , noun, plural an·ti·pi·ra·cies, adjective

Word origin for Piracy

C16: from Anglo-Latin pirātia, from Late Greek peirāteia; see pirate

Synonyms for Piracy

copying, hijacking, infringement, plagiarism, theft, bootlegging, buccaneering, rapine, stealing, swashbuckling, commandeering, freebooting, marauding, pirating