's A Pirate? In Court, A Duel Over Definitions By Keith Johnson

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“Who’s a Pirate? In Court, a duel Over Definitions,” by Keith Johnson, is asking what is considered a pirate. Pirates are labeled, as mentioned, in the article, “the common enemy of all.” People don’t know exactly what a pirate is but they define it by their actions. If you rob a ship, are you considered a pirate?
The essay mention the Privy Council members and they are powerful advisors to the crown. They say, “actual robbery is not essential element in the crime of piracy. A frustrated attempt to commit piratical robbery is equally piracy.” The lines of knowing what exactly a pirate is blurry, but if you attempt to commit robbery in the seas, then that’s piracy. The crime was so easy to distinguish that legislators stopped trying to describe

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