{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-1655","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 1655","heading":"Assault on commander as piracy","body":"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.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 81—PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"1abfae3705d3fd4fb0e56f33cb253906ac5b55424a39bcf74efec60d28b005df","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-1654","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-1656"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}