PIRACY
Dictionary entry overview: What does piracy mean? • PIRACY (noun)
The noun PIRACY has 2 senses:
1. hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
2. the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
Familiarity information: PIRACY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PIRACY (noun)
Meaning:
Hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
buccaneering; piracy
Context example:
air piracy
Hypernyms ("piracy" is a kind of...):
highjacking; hijacking (robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force)
Meaning:
The act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
plagiarisation; plagiarization; piracy; plagiarism
Hypernyms ("piracy" is a kind of...):
copyright infringement; infringement of copyright (a violation of the rights secured by a copyright)
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