§ 1651 - Piracy under law of nations

CHAPTER 81— PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING

Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations, and is afterwards brought into or found in the United States, shall be imprisoned for life.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 481 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 290, 35 Stat. 1145).