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18 U.S.C. § 1655: Assault on commander as piracy
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- CHAPTER 81—PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING
Whoever, being a seaman, lays violent hands upon his commander, to hinder and prevent his fighting in defense of his vessel or the goods intrusted to him, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.
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