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18 U.S.C. § 1661

Robbery ashore

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 1661, Robbery ashore, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449303
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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.

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