How To Use Piracy In A Sentence

This came after scores of pro-Uribe legislators and other officials were indicted on conspiracy charges involving so-called demobilized paramilitaries. Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In an attempt to thwart piracy of its music, the label equipped a collection of 52 album releases with a type of software known as a rootkit. ITnews Australia
The BBC correspondent says anti - piracy mission is controversial in Japan because of its pacifist post - War constitution.
In the end the sentence-for criminal conspiracy, corruption and bribery-was a compromise.
Only later did it become apparent that the flight had also been on anti-piracy patrol.

Mr Vermes, who was close to that research effort, finds good reason to criticise it for slowness and carelessness—but no ground to assert a conspiracy.
A dashing swashbuckler of love, loss, and revenge in the midst of a plot to hide a conspiracy involving Napoleon's return to power.
Now, from the left, comes a ragtag assortment of college kids, labor unionists, conspiracy theorists and others who've taken to the streets in protests dubbed "Occupy Wall Street.
They have been questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, money laundering and fraud by misrepresentation. Times, Sunday Times
You could always join the 9/11 conspiracy mill and churn out another book or website dedicated to the allegation that the “EVIL” George Bush, Dick Cheney – or THE shadowy “right wing caba” is behind the horror of 9/11. Think Progress » Bartlett On Cancelled Maliki Meeting: ‘It Was Going To Be More Of A Social Meeting Anyway’
During 18th and 19th centuries this area was known as the Barbary Coast and was feared for its regular piracy of European shipping. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
Pieces-of-Eight and shouting out "yarr, matey!" may have gone the way of the Dodo, but piracy is still a real threat on the world's seas. Archive 2008-03-01
The report also outlined plans to tackle online music and film piracy with a new agency. The Sun
Yesterday he was to be arraigned on new charges of insider trading, filing false tax forms and conspiracy to falsify books and records in an expanded indictment unveiled May 1.
Piracy, as in bootleg sales of CD ` s and DVD ` s. If King Kong could only speak …
He got ten years for the lesser crime of conspiracy to murder.
Like all good conspiracy theories, the polio vaccine theory's originators are its worst enemies.
Mr. Yushchenko said Tuesday that the reported plans to change the constitution were "an anticonstitutional conspiracy," and that any such change should be decided by referendum. Ukrainian Parties in Coalition Negotiations
Or on the other hand, from the governments' perspective should piracy be viewed as a handy but deniable mechanism for pressuring the software company's pricing downwards?
Bewildering indeed. Conspiracy theories have emerged faster than mushrooms in a damp Exmoor field. Some claim the shooting was a fiction, dreamed up to discourage trophy-hunters.
Party officials have uncovered a conspiracy to discredit the prime minister.
It is the product of an absurd conspiracy theory. Times, Sunday Times
All were accused of drugs and arms trafficking, money laundering, extortion and conspiracy to murder. Times, Sunday Times
So I suppose this makes me a member of the international neocon conspiracy as well as an evil shill for the oil industry.
We present for your inspection, and then debunk, or paw at in desultory fashion, a dozen of the choicest conspiracy theories to gain traction since Jan. 20. Keeping Up with the Wingnuts
Changes that define whether piracy is for profit or not have set a threshold that will allow not-for-profit offenders to get off scot-free, Lee said.
From the watering down of the Kyoto protocol to biopiracy and the patenting of life, the environment has been left in the hands of corporations.
Surely, there had to be a highly developed public relations conspiracy orchestrated in the background.
As for the" squibs "conspiracy theorists claim to see in videos of the WTC collapse, these are plumes of smoke and debris ejected from the building due to the immense pressure associated with millions of tons of falling towers (see Figure 1). Debating "Skeptic Magazine" on September 11th Issues
Being something of a conspiracy buff, I believe this deal has been in the offing for quite some time.
It wasn't - there was no kind of sinister conspiracy at the start.
Be it anti-drugs patrols in the Caribbean, anti-piracy patrols off Somalia, mine clearance in the Persian Gulf or intelligence gathering by nuclear-powered attack submarines, naval operations rarely make the news.
Anderson has been named by a "supergrass" convicted of conspiracy to murder who will give evidence next week. marcpen: A supergrass is a high level ex-gang member who 'turns Queen's Evidence' to become a prosecution witness. Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
After a week when racing has come under scrutiny over trainers allegedly cheating, two rank outsiders made a mockery of the conspiracy theories yesterday.
IT'S pure agony for the families - and has spawned the next generation of conspiracy theorists. The Sun
At any given time the anti-piracy operation has somewhere in excess of 20 Internet-based or Internet-related targets.
He's charged with conspiracy, misapplication of funds and other crimes.
The commission dubbed him an “inciter” but found no concrete evidence that he instigated riots; no Carmichael conspiracy existed, they concluded. Burial for a King
All were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and will be sentenced on Thursday. The Sun
It's a cool story - theft, corruption, conspiracy theories, mud-slinging and back-stabbing.
There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening, says Christina Hardyment That's entertainment.
There the Africans stood trial for piracy and murder in a much publicized case, even for that day.
For years the term peer-to-peer has been a synonym for piracy to most of the mainstream public. TorrentFreak
His son was sentenced to two years for conspiracy to defraud. The Sun
The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy.
Trumped-up charges of conspiracy to overthrow the queen, and an unjustly conducted prosecution, brought conviction of treason and hanging at Tyburn.
The code was introduced by the International Maritime Organisation to deter terrorism, piracy and other criminal acts.
A quick Google search reveals that several conspiracy web sites allege sinister motivations behind this conference.
You can end software piracy pretty quickly by making the software dependent on a service subscription.
It would be called conspiracy theory! Times, Sunday Times
The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the smoking gun they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy.
The charges included racketeering, conspiracy, bank fraud, securities fraud, misapplication of funds and interstate transportation of stolen property.
Last month Duriez and Tibbles was found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson.
So far, eight have been arrested for offences such as conspiracy, handling stolen goods, possession or supply of drugs and driving without insurance.
This state of denial is facilitated by conspiracy theories, so common in closed societies.
He was charged with conspiracy to suborn witnesses.
He was in fact working very hard for the forum and continued to throughout the period of the conspiracy.
The charges included racketeering, conspiracy, bank fraud, securities fraud, misapplication of funds and interstate transportation of stolen property.
The problem with conspiracy theories is that they give people who spot real conspiracies a bad name.
Armed guards aboard the 510 ft ship immediately returned fire and the attack was thwarted, said a spokesman for the European Union's anti-piracy naval fleet.
1. The term backpacker pisses you off so much that you write a long ass blog about why it's a divisive term and tie it in to some wild conspiracy theory involving the government, corporations, media outlets and record labels removing all of the consciousness, creativity and balance from mainstream rap music. One Year Later AKA Thoughts Of A Subject, Verb And Predicate Felon
Few episodes in American history attracted more conspiracy theories than the Oklahoma bombing case.
Humanity loves to theorize, which is why we have all those scientific theories, which are really nothing more than practically useful conspiracy theories. Who's Supporting or Opposing Ahmadinejead or Mousavi?
The man was held on suspicion of conspiracy to rob. The Sun
It's been a bitter debate, with many castigating reporters of the case as conspiracy theorists and worse.
A jury had convicted Ghailani in November on one count of conspiracy while acquitting him on more than 280 other counts stemming from the truck bombings at the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. 224 people died, and thousands more were injured in the attacks. Guantanamo Detainee Sentenced to Life in Prison
Inventing a pattern where there is none is something that stories and conspiracy theories have in common.
Rankin, who can outwrite most anybody in the business, drops one clue too many early on, but he's so deft at maintaining a breakneck .... that readers will zip right along as he swings from whodunit to international conspiracy plot to war-story retribution. Blood Hunt by Ian Rankin: Book summary
He was last week found guilty at Ipswich crown court of false imprisonment, conspiracy to apply a corrosive liquid and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. The Sun
For these reasons, the doctrine of conspiracy was a poor sort of strikebreaker, and it tended to fall out of use. A History of American Law
It's easy to rationalise one's behaviour by quoting conspiracy theories.
Very promising and brave of them to move forward with the expansion when facing not only this economy, but also the threat of a narrowing gap between theatrical release and VOD video-on-demand dates and the ever- present worldwide problem of piracy. Ashley Wren Collins: Seeking Cinematic Sustenance in a Saturated World
Wall was also convicted of conspiracy to rob. Times, Sunday Times
We grasp the near impossibility of innocence in a country that has itself become a criminal conspiracy. Times, Sunday Times
At that time, he is expected to plead guilty to one felony count of conspiracy.
It would be called conspiracy theory! Times, Sunday Times
It sparked a conspiracy theory. Times, Sunday Times
Victor's an everyday, common-or-garden macho hardman with two rather unusual quirks – he's obsessed with his job of enforcing the laws against DVD piracy, and he has an equally compulsive relationship with a certain probiotic milk drink. This week's new comedy
They were brought to trial for treasonable conspiracy.
The policy of their chiefs has on this occasion been admired, and might surely be excused; but a pious baud is seldom produced by the cool conspiracy of many persons; and a voluntary impostor might depend on the support of the wise and the credulity of the people. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
They deny offences including conspiracy to corrupt and the trial at Southwark crown court continues. Times, Sunday Times
That they were is not only compelling evidence that DU [Depleted Uranium] ammunition and armour-piercing technology were present, it is compelling evidence that Bush's 'official conspiracy theory' of 911 is utter bullshit! Why were 'first responders' de-contaminated at the Pentagon?
Some conspiracy theorists believe the Priory of Sion to be one of the oldest and most powerful secret societies.
nefariously involved in a conspiracy
And when the parties collude in such a craven course, it becomes conspiracy as well.
It found that the legal fees were related to the conspiracy to evade income taxes and were not related to the tribute payments made on behalf of the corporation.
But throughout history much serious criminality has involved conspiracy, including conspiracies of an international sort. Times, Sunday Times
Estrin's novel, titled The Lamentations of Julius Marantz (Unbridled Books, 2007), twists the rapture into a comic conspiracy of the right wing US government and the Sierra Club (among others) designed to rid the government of its leftist and Islamic enemies, end the leak in the ozone, and consolidate the government's right wing political base. Marc Estrin Takes on the Rapture in The Lamentations of Julius Marantz
A day later he was granted bail for offences of conspiracy to utter counterfeit currency and conspiracy to defraud.
He was entranced by his own thoughts, and dazzled by the elegant simplicity of his conspiracy theories.
Through suppression of information, cover-ups, lies and outright gangsterism, these industry heads sought to continue their conspiracy against the public.
He concludes that conspiracy theories about wills and a police attempt to frame Slater were nonsense, but the true killer may never be known.
The same act carried out by two persons acting together may constitute conspiracy to defraud.
The only way to end piracy is to set up a system of coordinated action by naval police.
It seems possible that there has been a concerted conspiracy to damage the government. Times, Sunday Times
With another Election Day approaching, conservatives are again trotting out conspiracy theories about elections stolen through voter fraud. The voter fraud racket is back!
Then, there is the conspiracy of silence which is part of the legacy of Northern Ireland.
Conspiracy theorists might guess that Brown has Polaroids of Wilson in a compromising position.
It would be called conspiracy theory! Times, Sunday Times
They are each accused of conspiracy to defraud the Returning Officer of Burnley Borough Council.
Support drifts away into nostalgia and conspiracy theories as other parties crowd in on key policies
You'll see vendors hawking everything from incense to books on the latest conspiracy theory.
They were being held without bail on suspicion of conspiracy, possession of explosive devices and burglary.
Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson.
But to say that history cannot be explained by conspiracy does not mean that there are no conspiracies in history.
There was no evidence to link the brigade to any conspiracy against Mr Bush.
The demonstrators shouted slogans against new culture minister Angeles GonzÃ¡lez-Sinde [right], a former president of the Spanish Cinema Academy who has often spoken out against Internet piracy. Spanish surfers protest anti-P2P restrictions
Sedition has, at last, countermined itself, and conspiracy we have seen in effect perishing by its own excesses. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843
Who organized the conspiracy against the president?
Big Mike whose real name is a Frenchie sounding Michel Lapointe aged 37, was in prison for conspiracy, drug trafficking and gangsterism in other words the bloke is a thug. Old Bitter Balls
The surviving leaders of the conspiracy were tortured in prison to make them confess.
He's charged with maltreating detainees, conspiracy to maltreat detainees, dereliction of duty and indecency.
But even elsewhere, 1995 was a banner year for conspiracy theories.
Most DVDs begin with a harsh anti-piracy warning from the FBI.
Both have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to defraud and making a false instrument.
If he agreed, he was assenting to a conspiracy theory. Zero-Sum Future
The fight against biopiracy must embrace both legitimate science and social justice if biodiversity itself is not to suffer.
It's refreshing to hear an artist sing the pros as opposed to crying the cons of piracy on the Net.
Three men deny conspiracy to commit burglary. Times, Sunday Times
The only way to fend off the loud clamour of conspiracy theories is to keep the public fully informed.
It has accused them of conducting an unlawful conspiracy to lure away its staff and clients. Times, Sunday Times
The pair denied conspiracy to murder, the alternative charges of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to rob. Times, Sunday Times
He denied conspiracy to murder but was convicted after cops linked phone records. The Sun
The patients, every one of them as though they were in a conspiracy, first belaud her for their miraculous cure, go into raptures over her medical skill, and abuse allopath doctors, then when she is flushed with excitement, begin holding forth on their needs. The Schoolmaster
He had previously admitted conspiracy to do acts tending or intending to pervert the course of justice.
Over the past few years, there has been a seemingly exponential increase in piracy -- the cruise ship incident was actually the third serious piratic effort off the shores of Somalia that day. Keith Thomson: A Solution to Somalia's Pirate Problem: More Pirates
The giant online encyclopedia — which has 20million pages — fears the antipiracy moves would censor and stifle social sites. The Sun
Of course, the generals' categorical denial of a conspiracy simply serves to underline that the rumors are serious enough to warrant their attention.
Nevertheless, Mr. Critton's act of air piracy is very much the context of the crimes for which he is to be sentenced.
He had already admitted conspiracy to steal and will be sentenced today. The Sun
For the exception to apply, a conspiracy must involve both the declarant and the defendant against whom the statement is offered. How the 11th Circuit Cheated Don Siegelman: A Summary
He was convicted of securities fraud, conspiracy and seven counts of filing false reports with regulators.
Parretti had a lengthy criminal record that included fraud and conspiracy to commit bodily harm.
Siban's son was a prisoner under sentence of death for his conspiracy to seize power.
Charges ranged from forgery and fraud over $5,000 to conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
In the last part of your article you liken the act of music piracy to the theft of physical property.
Yet a similar confusion of thought is involved in this indiscriminate application of the term piracy, unless we emphasize the fact that in this connexion it must be divested of its ordinary moral connotation. England under the Tudors
There was a conspiracy to defraud the company of millions of dollars.
Conspiracy theories, as Sarima had said, seemed to bedevil her thinking. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
I claim that the term piracy was co-opted by business interests to include those making unauthorized copies of music for their private listening purposes - where there was no profit or reselling involved. Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
However, thanks to smuggling, piracy, and trade with the New World, England was able to thwart Napoleon's plan.
He was found guilty of eight counts of conspiracy to defraud. Times, Sunday Times
In a fairly weak piece of clickbait (and the mainstream media knows 'conspiracy theories' are click magnets), Newsweek lists the following as "hip, trendy, least likely fringe beliefs": YOUR NEW REALITY
Amis admonished readers to see these symptoms for what they are: “You have not suffered a minor brain lesion, you are not all that bad at your job, your family and friends are not leagued in a conspiracy of barely maintained silence about what” a skunk you are, “you have not come at last to see life as it really is.” Your Brain Is Going to Fall Out of Your Head - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com
This maneuver of his is a diabolical conspiracy.
Both men become embroiled in a chilling conspiracy designed to destroy the power of the andat once and for all. A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
Was it not clear that a conspiracy might have been made without his knowledge; — and clear also that the real conspirators had levanted? The Duke's Children
Proponents of France's antipiracy law remain upbeat about the project. All Eyes on France as Officials Enforce New Antipiracy Law
It is the product of an absurd conspiracy theory. Times, Sunday Times
The Alliance promises to oppose all legislation that might put Uncle Sam in a position to choose anti-piracy schemes for consumers.
Today, we can reveal he is back in England, and will appear before Hull Crown Court next Friday, charged with being concerned in the production of cannabis, conspiracy to supply cannabis, and having an offensive weapon.
This bombshell Downing Street conspiracy was hatched in secret and denied in the face of indisputable evidence. The Sun
Both ships are part of the U. S.-led anti-piracy force operating off the coast of Somalia.
Recent examples of Somalian piracy includes raids on ships carrying supplies for the UN World Food Programme.
The industry's anti-piracy efforts have largely focused on illegal online music swapping - with estimates suggesting only one in 20 digital downloads is paid for.
Police have arrested six people for their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine.
Andrew J. Bacevich on The Dark Side by Jane Mayer: With the appearance of this very fine book, Hillary Clinton can claim a belated vindication of sorts: A right-wing conspiracy does indeed exist, although she misapprehended its scope and nature. An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs.
There will always be conspiracy theorists and liars in public life. Times, Sunday Times
All four were held on suspicion of corruption, aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office and conspiracy in relation to both offences. Times, Sunday Times
He faces charges of attempted murder and aiding the enemy and conspiracy to commit war crimes.
It is at least the second time this fatuous notion of a conspiracy has been advanced as an excuse for their eviction from a competition. Times, Sunday Times
Meanwhile, their defenders in the media were practically apoplectic about the gall of non-experts using data they can't possibly understand in order to advance their own bizarre conspiracy theories.
The maximum sentence for conspiracy to defraud is life imprisonment. Times, Sunday Times
The respectability of conspiracy theories in that sense (leaving aside sheer insanities) is surprisingly relative.
There were many conspiracy theories surrounding Princess Diana's death.
His son was sentenced to two years for conspiracy to defraud. The Sun
Four admitted conspiracy to corrupt and the others admitted aiding misconduct in public office. Times, Sunday Times
Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy?
Vendemiaire and the 16th Brumaire, and repair to that little house in the Rue de la Victoire rendered historically famous by the conspiracy of the 18th Brumaire, which issued from it fully armed. The Companions of Jehu
Objectors gave spirited critiques of what they described as a conspiracy against culture itself. In the Plex
Doherty and McMahon denied conspiracy to supply cannabis resin.
Three men have been arrested and questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, money laundering and fraud by misrepresentation. Times, Sunday Times
Reynolds was charged with conspiracy against the government.
The jury still found Cottrell guilty of conspiracy to commit arson and seven counts of arson.
We heard of his implication in a conspiracy.
And about Godwin and Evans hovered an air of conspiracy they shared with the detestable Chambers. THE LAST RAVEN
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There was a real conspiracy against identity and family, to disunite black people so they wouldn't rise up. Just Asking . . . Andrew Ward
In the East the council is succeeded by a conspiracy of silence ; the Orientals will not use the word.
At best, an everyday tale of cock-up over conspiracy.
They said they could not send all the substantiation they held about the link between piracy and terrorism because it was confidential.
The two builders he duped were cleared of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. The Sun
One for the conspiracy theorists, this. Times, Sunday Times
Aussie doco maker Mike Rubbo has an interesting conspiracy theory - the Bard was a fake.
They were sentenced at Cardiff crown court for conspiracy to supply drugs, including cannabis and amphetamines. Times, Sunday Times
The change is expected to dramatically refashion a multibillion-dollar contest to build a new class of shore-hugging warships that will specialize in missions like combating piracy or chasing drug smugglers. Navy May Split Ship Purchase Between Lockheed, Austal
It was a conspiracy by other people involved. The Sun
The suggestion that there was a conspiracy is not entirely fanciful.
All three men deny conspiracy to defraud. Times, Sunday Times
India faced some hurdles - low PC penetration, the possibility of piracy and the general perception of games as an unproductive activity.
Like most inexperienced people," ran his notes, "I was astonished at the reported feats of men in war; I believed they were exaggerated, and that there was a kind of unpremeditated conspiracy of silence about their real behaviour. The Research Magnificent
She felt, not unlike McCain, that the Iraq War was "mismanaged," but that there was no bad intent, nor any type of "conspiracy" of the Bush administration to lead us in to war. James O'Gallagher: Chicagoland: Lack of Experience Versus Cranky Old Age
He was mixed up in the conspiracy.
You turned to piracy, you steal, you plunder, you lie, you cheat… you kill.
The campaign included a series of newspaper articles and the distribution of conspiracy-quality leaflets and literature.
Another 40 people are facing charges of riot and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm.
You were out on one mission and now you've developed all kinds of conspiracy theories and crime ring ideas.
The scale of the conspiracy has resulted in legal action in jurisdictions elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times
He was found guilty of eight counts of conspiracy to defraud. Times, Sunday Times
It has been a magnet for conspiracy theories. Times, Sunday Times

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