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  Pirate
In most cases, modern pirates are not interested in the cargo and are mainly interested in taking the personal belongings of the crew and the contents of the ship's safe, which may contain large amounts of cash needed to pay payroll and port fees.
The Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and Sullivan
Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow(?): The Curse of the Black Pearl was a 2003 movie vaguely based on the Disneyland ride.
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 flag pirate
Pirates with commissions from a government are called privateers or corsairs, which in modern Arabic is قرصان from the Turkish Korsan, which seems to have been derived from the European word.
Pirates are a popular modern representation of rebellious, clever teams who operate outside the restricting bureaucracy of modern life.
Pirates readily accepted outcasts from traditional societies, perhaps easily recognizing kindred spirits, and they were known to free slaves from slave ships and welcome them into the pirate fold.
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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Pirate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
A pirate is one who robs or plunders at sea, or sometimes the shore, without a commission from a recognised sovereign nation.
To prosecute pirates on the high seas, states must derogate from the conventional freedom of the high seas, and violate the principle extra territorium jus dicenti impune non paretur, that being: the judgment of one who is exceeding his territorial jurisdiction is disobeyed with impunity.
Pirates are a popular modern representation of rebellious, clever teams who operate outside the restricting bureaucracy of modern life.
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 Pirate : Information and resources about Pirate : School Work Guru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Pirates are associated with a stereotypical manner of speaking.
In most cases, modern pirates are not interested in the cargo and are mainly interested in taking the personal belongings of the crew and the contents of the ship's safe, which may contain large amounts of cash needed to pay payroll and port fees.
Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow(?): The Curse of the Black Pearl was a 2003 movie vaguely based on the Disneyland ride.
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 Pirate - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Pirates with commissions from a government are called privateers or corsairs, which in modern Arabic is قرصان from the Turkish Korsan, which seems to have been derived from the European word, which in turn comes from the mediaeval Latin cursa, "raid, expedition, inroad".
To prosecute pirates on the high seas, states most derrogate from the conventional freedom of the high seas, and violate the principle extra territorium jus dicenti impune non paretur, that being: the judgment of one who is exceeding his territorial jurisdiction is disobeyed with impunity.
Pirates of the Caribbean, the Disneyland ride, also spawned the 2003 movie vaguely based on the ride, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which introduced the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp.
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 Piracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pirates readily accepted outcasts from traditional societies, perhaps easily recognizing kindred spirits, and they were known to free slaves from slave ships and welcome them into the pirate fold.
Such egalitarian practices within a pirate clan were tenuous, however, and did little to mitigate the brutality of the pirate's way of life.
The "Space pirate" is a common theme in works of science fiction, and is a pirate that operates in outer space as opposed to on the sea.
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 the pirates page
This nicety of law did not always save the individuals concerned, however, as whether one was considered a pirate or a legally operating privateer often depended on whose custody the individual found himself in—that of the country that had issued the commission, or that of the object of attack.
Pirates with commissions from a government are called privateers or corsairs, which in modern Arabic is قرصان from the Turkish Korsan, which seems to have been derived from the European word, which in turn comes from the mediaeval Latin cursa, "raid, expedition, inroad".
Sometimes pirates would even keep animals on board, to supply them with fresh food; exotic animals such as parrots and monkeys would be of no use to them, however, though it has been suggested that pirates may have kept exotic animals in order to sell them for high prices.
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 Pirate (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A pirate is someone who commits piracy, that is, robbery at sea without a commission from a sovereign nation.
Pirate decryption, the reception of pay TV or radio signals through illegal means
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 Pirate
A pirate is one who robs or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognized sovereign nation.
The captain of a pirate ship was often a fierce fighter in whom the men could place their trust, rather than a more traditional authority figure sanctioned by some power elite.
Pirates of the Caribbean, the Disneyland ride, also spawned the 2003 movie vaguely based on the ride, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which introduced the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow.
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 Piracy - Information at Halfvalue.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Vikings were Scandinavian pirates who attacked the British Isles and Europe from the sea reaching south as far as Italy, and east by river to Russia, Iran and the Byzantine Empire.
Dutch pirates were known as kapers, zeerovers or vrijbuiters ("pirates"), the latter combining the words vrij meaning free, buiter meaning looter (and, hence, the origins also of the "booty" or loot taken by a pirate).
Pirates are a frequent topic in fiction, science fiction (usually as "space pirates"), movies and music, usually in a comic or idealized form.
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 Pirate - Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Vikings were Scandinavian pirates who attacked the British Isles and Europe from the sea reaching south as far as Italy, and east by river to Russia, Iran and the Byzantine Empire.
Modern pirates prey on cargo ships which must slow their speed to navigate narrow straits, making them vulnerable to be overtaken and boarded by small motorboats.
Pirates are frequent topic in fiction, science fiction (usually as "space pirates"), movies and music, usually in very idealized form.
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 Piracy Information
Belit is the name of a female pirate captain who is one of the main protagonists along with her partner Conan of Cimmeria in the story "Queen of the Black Coast" by Robert E. Howard.
The Dread Pirate Roberts, a fearsome pirate dressed all in fl (including a fl mask and headrag) is reputed to "leave no survivors," and captains the pirate ship Revenge in the novel The Princess Bride by William Goldman.
The "Space pirate" is a common theme in works of science fiction, and is a pirate that operates in outer space as opposed to on the sea.
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 The pirates resource
In most cases, modern pirates are not interested in the cargo and are mainly interested in taking the personal belongings of the crew and the contents of the ship's safe, which might contain large amounts of cash needed for payroll and port fees.
In some cases, the pirates force the crew off the ship and sail the ship to a port, where it is repainted and given a new identity through false papers, and/or the cargo is sold.
Pirates are frequent topic in fiction, science fiction (the "space pirates"), movies and music, usually in very idealized form.
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 PIRATE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Sometimes pirates would even keep animals on board, to supply them with fresh food; exotic animals such as parrots and monkeys would be of no use to them, however, though it has been suggested that pirates may have kept exotic animals in order to sell them for high prices.
Pirates and other mariners would also sometimes be blinded in one eye through the use of a sextant.
''Nancy and Minerva Kington'' are the protagonists of ''Pirates!'' by Celia Rees.
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 pirate | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
A recent surge in piracy off the Somali coast spurred a multi-national effort led by the United States to patrol the waters near the Horn of Africa to combat piracy.
While boats off the coasts of South America and the Mediterranean Sea are still assailed by pirates, the advent of the United States Coast Guard has nearly eradicated piracy in U.S. waters and the Caribbean Sea.
The Jolly Roger is a traditional flag of European and American pirates.
www.babylon.com /definition/pirate/English   (303 words)

  
 Pirate
Unlike the stereotypical pirate with cutlass and masted sailing ship, today most pirates get about in speedboats wearing face masks instead of bandanas, using AK-47s rather than cutlasses.
It came back into English as filibusters, who were not pirates, but adventurers involving themselves in Latin American revolutions and coups and then finally came to mean the disruptive parlimentary maneuver of talking without stopping.
In popular culture, pirates are associated with a stereotypical manner of speaking.
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 pirate - OneLook Dictionary Search
Pirate : E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook [home, info]
Phrases that include pirate: pirate flag, barbary pirate, pirate perch, pirate coast, a pirate looks at forty, more...
Words similar to pirate: buccaneer, commandeer, expropriate, highjack, hijack, pirated, piratical, piratically, pirating, plagiarist, freebooter, literary pirate, pirate ship, predator, sea robber, sea rover, more...
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 pirates
Seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a significant issue (with estimated worldwide losses of US$13 to $16 billion per year[1]), particularly in the waters between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, off the Somali coast, and in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, which are used by over 50,000 commercial ships a year.
While boats off the coasts of South America and the Mediterranean Sea are still assailed by pirates, the advent of the United States Coast Guard has nearly eradicated piracy in American waters and the Caribbean Sea.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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 More on pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander John Grabow has yet to pitch in an extended spring training game because of left elbow soreness and remains about three weeks away from returning to the team.
The weather may be cold, but that hasnt stopped thousands of fans from going to cheer on the Pirates in their 2007 home opener this afternoon.
The Pirates broke a scoreless stalemate in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat the Suwannee Bulldogs 1-0 Tuesday.
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 Pirate Of The Caribbean Toy - Amidala Costume Queen - natalieportman.treo600.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Of course, the pirate in question is Captain Jack Sparrow, whose exploits in...
Compare prices and narrow the selection to items that have Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Zizzle LLC has plans to come out with a line of toys and action figures based on the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Product Information Of course, the pirate in question is Captain Jack Sparrow, whose exploits in A pirate birthday party for kids, loaded with fun pirate party Pirates of the Caribbean Party Supplies Supplies to match the movie.
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 Space pirate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The theme of pirates operating in outer space rather than the sea is common in works of science fiction.
The Space Pirates, a 1969 Doctor Who serial; other space pirates were featured in many of the show's storylines
Des'maric Pirates or Cavrilhu Pirates, in the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe, among others
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Pirate (disambiguation)
A pirate is someone who commits piracy, that is, robbery at sea without a commission from a sovereign nation.
Pirate is a pornographic magazine published by Private Media Group
Pirate (art gallery), in Denver, Colorado, U.S. Pirates in terms of global warming
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 pirates resources
Pirates have released a UN-chartered cargo ship and an Indian vessel they captured in the unpatrolled waters off the coast of Somalia, a maritime official said Saturday.
CINCINNATI - The Pittsburgh Pirates activated NL batting champion Freddy Sanchez off the 15-day disabled list Saturday, reuniting him with the team in time for the final game of a series against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds won seven-to-five over the Pittsburgh Pirates today, helped when Adam Dunn's wind-blown fly ball deflected off Xavier Nady's glove and cleared the wall for a two-run homer.
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 Pirate Of The Caribbean Toy - 360 Box Repair X - natalie.magnatr.org
Pirate Toy Party- Your source for pirate toys and pirate party...
American pirates and a symbol for piracy that has been adopted by film-makers and toy...
American pirates and a symbol for piracy that has been adopted by film-makers and toy Middle Ages; 3 Piracy in the Kerala Coast; 4 Piracy in East Asia; 5 Piracy in the Caribbean; 6 Life as a pirate; 7 Famous Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Man's Chest.
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 Pirate Invasion - EVEWiki
Pirate Invasion is the title of several different missions:
Pirate Invasion (Level 4 Agent Mission Against Sansha's Nation)
Pirate Invasion (Level 4 Agent Mission Against The Blood Raider Covenant)
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 The pirate ship resource
Pacific – Thursday October 5, 2006 – A suspected pirate fishing boat has fled the Kiribati authorities and run to the high seas (1).
Aqu-arrrrr-ium Village adds 'piratitude' Ongoing additions at Aquarium Village in South Beach include the recent installation of a child-friendly pirate ship, ready to be boarded for fun and photo opportunities.
Below is a listing of what everyone else is searching for in regard to pirate ship.
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 YPPedia:News - YPPedia
03/18/2007 - PEAR scores are no longer permitted on pirate articles.
It displays an icon representing the indicated rank on the Yoweb link box to the left of the ocean name.
Puzzle Pirates™ © 2001-2006 Three Rings Design, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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 pirate - OneLook Dictionary Search
PIRATE : Logos Multilingual E-translation Portal [home, info]
PIRATE : Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms [home, info]
Phrases that include pirate: barbary pirate, pirate perch, pirate coast, minute pirate bug, bellamys pirate crew, more...
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 Hawk-bat (disambiguation) - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
The Hawk-bat Independent Space Force, a pirate gang that was a front operation for Wraith Squadron
Hawk-bat Base, the asteroid base used by Wraith Squadron in their Hawk-bat pirate guise
This is a disambiguation page—a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 Pirate - Advolution Search
Pirate, pirates or piracy may also refer to: ;Activities * Aircraft hijacking, aka air...
In Pirate Quest you will sail the seven seas and explore the vast reaches of the Caribbean...
Try to answer as truthfully as possible, since the test is only as accurate as you make it.
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