aircraft piracy

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• aircraft piracy — air·craft piracy n 1: the hijacking of an aircraft esp. in flight; specif: the act of seizing control of an aircraft by force, violence, threat, or intimidation with wrongful intent 2: the felony of hijacking or seizing control of an aircraft –… …   Law dictionary

• aircraft piracy — Any seizure or exercise of control, by force or violence, or threat of force or violence or by any other form of intimidation and with wrongful intent, of an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States …   Military dictionary

• piracy — pi·ra·cy / pī rə sē/ n pl cies 1: an act of robbery esp. on the high seas; specif: an illegal act of violence, detention, or plunder committed for private ends by crew or passengers of a private ship or aircraft against another ship or aircraft… …   Law dictionary

• Piracy — This article is about maritime piracy. For other uses, see Pirate (disambiguation). The traditional Jolly Roger of piracy …   Wikipedia

• Aircraft hijacking — Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. In most cases the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. However, in the September 11, 2001… …   Wikipedia

• Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …   Wikipedia

• Piracy Act 1837 — The Piracy Act 1837 (c.88) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the death penalty for most offences of piracy, but created a new offence often known as piracy with violence, which was punishable with death. This offence …   Wikipedia

• List of Cuba-US aircraft hijackings — Aircraft hijacking incidents between the United States and Cuba reached their peak in 1969. These incidents have variously been attributed to terrorism, extortion, flight for political asylum, mental illness and transportation between the two… …   Wikipedia

• piracy — /puy reuh see/, n., pl. piracies. 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 …   Universalium

• piracy — An illegal act of violence, depredation (e.g., plundering, robbing, or pillaging), or detention in or over international waters committed for private ends by the crew or passengers of a private ship or aircraft against another ship or aircraft or …   Military dictionary

• piracy — /ˈpaɪrəsi/ (say puyruhsee) noun (plural piracies) 1. robbery or illegal acts of violence by the personnel of private ships or aircraft committed against another ship or aircraft. 2. the unauthorised appropriation or use of a copyrighted or… …