Pirated
/ˈpaɪrətɪd/
Definitions
- (adj.) Describing goods, software, or media copied or distributed without authorization, violating intellectual property rights.
The company took legal action against the sale of pirated DVDs.
- (v.) Past tense and past participle of pirate, meaning to engage in unauthorized copying or distribution of protected material.
They pirated movies and sold them online.
Forms
- pirate
- pirating
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Commentary
The term 'pirated' primarily functions as an adjective describing unauthorized copies and as the past participle form of the verb 'pirate.' In legal contexts, focus is on infringement of intellectual property rights.
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