piratic

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The only rock 'n' roll reached England from the piratic Radio Luxembourg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prime Minister Begin denied a charge by Moscow that Israel was planning a "piratic raid" on Syria.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lured by such hopes of plunder, Venice was as eager as the pope to take a share in the piratic expedition.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

There was then in Moldavia, between the rivers Pruth and Sereth, a piratic city called Berlad.

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

And thus Sumner cannot detect that England makes war on our commerce, under the piratic flag of the rebels.

From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count