sea piracy
act of robbery or criminality at sea
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Summary
sea piracy is an activity[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of activity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,325 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: hijacking[3]
- Commons category: Piracy[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Piracy[5]
- Commons gallery: Piracy[6]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Piracy[7]
- Facet of: maritime law[8]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band[17]
- Different from: copyright infringement[18], aircraft hijacking[19]
- History of topic: Historia da pirataría[20], timeline of piracy[21]
- Practiced by: pirate[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
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Influence
Things named for sea piracy include Golden Age of Piracy[24], a golden age[25] and Pittsburgh Pirates[26], a baseball team[27], in United States[28], founded in 1887[29], headquartered in Pittsburgh[30].
Why It Matters
sea piracy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include Golden Age of Piracy[24], a golden age[25] and Pittsburgh Pirates[26], a baseball team[27], in United States[28], founded in 1887[29], headquartered in Pittsburgh[30].