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Piracy is defined by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) as: "''an act of boarding or attempting to board any ship with the intent to commit theft or any other crime and with the attempt to or capability to use force in the furtherance of that act,''"<ref>'''Johnson, Derek S. and Pladdet, Erika''' ''Maritime Piracy in Asia'' [http://www.iias.nl/nl/32/IIAS_NL32_45.pdf International Institute for Asian Studies] Accessed July 13, 2007</ref> while the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) defines it as: "''illegal acts of violence or detention acts committed on the high seas, or outside the jurisdiction of a coastal state, for private ends by private ship against another private ship,''" which is in concordance with Article 101 of the [[United Nations]] (UN) Law of the Sea.<ref>Johnson et al, op cit</ref> The distinction is subtle but important, as the UN law allows many piratical acts which occur within national waters to be classed as armed robbery, rather than piracy.  

Piracy is defined by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) as: "''an act of boarding or attempting to board any ship with the intent to commit theft or any other crime and with the attempt to or capability to use force in the furtherance of that act,''"<ref>'''Johnson, Derek S. and Pladdet, Erika''' ''Maritime Piracy in Asia'' [http://www.iias.nl/nl/32/IIAS_NL32_45.pdf International Institute for Asian Studies] Accessed July 13, 2007</ref> while the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) defines it as: "''illegal acts of violence or detention acts committed on the high seas, or outside the jurisdiction of a coastal state, for private ends by private ship against another private ship,''" which is in concordance with Article 101 of the [[United Nations]] (UN) Law of the Sea.<ref>Johnson et al, op cit</ref> The distinction is subtle but important, as the UN law allows many piratical acts which occur within national waters to be classed as armed robbery, rather than piracy.  

===Etyomology===

===Etymology===

The name originally derived from the Greek words ''πεῖρα'' (''peíra''; "experience") and ''πειράομαι'' (''peiráomai''; "I'm working" or "I attempt"), which implicitly means they would "try their luck", and hence the word ''πειρατής'' (''peiratís''; “pirate”).   

The name originally derived from the Greek words ''πεῖρα'' (''peíra''; "experience") and ''πειράομαι'' (''peiráomai''; "I'm working" or "I attempt"), which implicitly means they would "try their luck", and hence the word ''πειρατής'' (''peiratís''; “pirate”).