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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026) · Newer source version available

18 U.S.C. § 1651: Piracy under law of nations

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  1. Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 81—PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING

Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations, and is afterwards brought into or found in the United States, shall be imprisoned for life.

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