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18 U.S.C. § 1661

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Robbery ashore
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/us/usc/t18/s1661
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH81
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Whoever, being engaged in any piratical cruise or enterprise, or being of the crew of any piratical vessel, lands from such vessel and commits robbery on shore, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 775.) Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 493 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 302, 35 Stat. 1147). Transposition of several words was made.

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