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- noun Plural form of
piracy .
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Examples
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Who were to be the subjects of their piracies was a matter that did not occur to them.
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We believe the piracies are a front for black marketeering.
Mirage Tiedemann, Mark W. 2000
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Who were to be the subjects of their piracies was a matter that did not occur to them.
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Who were to be the subjects of their piracies was a matter that did not occur to them.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. Mark Twain 1872
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Stories of amok running, "piracies," treachery, revenge, poisoned krises, and assassinations, have been made very much of, and any crime or slight disturbance in the native States throws the Settlements into a panic.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883
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To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
The Volokh Conspiracy » Andrew McCarthy Sticks to His Guns (And He May Be Pointing Them at You Next) 2010
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To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
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To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
“Did you read the health care bill?” - with handy primer. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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The publishers sent threatening letters to all the booksellers in the country, warning them to disown piracies on pain of prosecution and blacklisting.
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The publishers sent threatening letters to all the booksellers in the country, warning them to disown piracies on pain of prosecution and blacklisting.
Dangers of over-zealous intellectual property cops Steven E. Levingston 2010
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