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18 USC 1651: Piracy under law of nations Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2000
From Title 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDUREPART I-CRIMESCHAPTER 81-PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING
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§1651. Piracy under law of nations

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.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 774 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

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

Cross References

High seas included within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of United States, see section 7 of this title.

Regulations for the suppression of piracy, see sections 381 to 387 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.

Venue of offenses committed on high seas, see section 3238 of this title.