Meaning & use
Pirated
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Reproduced or used copyrighted material, such as software, music, or films, without authorization.
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He was fined for downloading pirated movies from an illegal website.
The company sued a factory overseas for selling pirated copies of its products.
A note on using this word
Extended from the older sense of 'pirate' as a sea robber to describe theft of intellectual property.
Words with a similar meaning
bootleggedcounterfeited
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Words with an opposite meaning
licensed
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