Definition
The act or practice of plundering, piracy, or unauthorized military adventuring for personal profit without official sanction.
Etymology
From 'freebooter' + '-ery' (a suffix meaning the practice or profession of something). The '-ery' suffix comes from Old French and indicates a group activity or trade.
Kelly Says
Freebootery bridged the gap between outright piracy and legitimate privateering—it represented an entire economy of violence that existed in the gaps between state control, especially in the colonial Caribbean.
Translations
CACatalà
pirateria
pee-ra-te-ree-ah
CSČeština
pirátská činnost
pee-rats-ka-chinn-nost
DADansk
pirateri
pee-ra-te-ree
DEDeutsch
Piraterie
pee-ra-te-ree
ELΕλληνικά
πειρατεία
pee-ra-tee-ah
ESEspañol
piratería
pee-ra-te-ree-ah
FAفارسی
دزدی دریایی
dez-dee-dari-ee
FISuomi
varkaudet merellä
var-kau-det mer-el-lee
FRFrançais
piraterie
pee-ra-te-ree
HEעברית
פיראיות
pee-ra-ee-ot
HIहिन्दी
लूटखसौटी
loot-khas-oo-tee
HUMagyar
kalózkodás
ka-lo-ko-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
perampokan laut
pe-ram-po-kan laut
ITItaliano
pirateria
pee-ra-te-ree-ah
KMKM
កម្មវិធី របស់ អ្នក ប្រព្រឹត្ត
kam-mo-vee-thee rob-ass a-nk pra-preat
KO한국어
해적 행위
hae-jeok haeng-wi
MSBahasa Melayu
perompak
pe-rom-pak
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြောင်း လူငယ်
ye-kyaun loo-ngai
NLNederlands
piraterij
pee-ra-te-ree
NONorsk
pirateri
pee-ra-te-ree
PLPolski
pirateria
pee-ra-te-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
pirataria
pee-ra-ta-ree-ah
RORomână
piraterie
pee-ra-te-ree
RUРусский
пиратство
pee-ra-tstvo
SVSvenska
piraterier
pee-ra-te-ree
SWKiswahili
uhalifu wa baharini
oo-ha-li-foo wa ba-ha-ree-nee
TEతెలుగు
దొంగతనం
don-ga-ta-nam
THไทย
การปล้นเรือ
gaan-plaen-reu
TLTL
pandaraya
pan-da-ra-ya
TRTürkçe
korsanlık
kor-san-lik
UKУкраїнська
піратство
pee-rat-stvo
VITiếng Việt
cướp biển
chup-bien
YOYO
àwọn ẹlẹgbẹ́
awon eh-leg-be
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-ku-thwa-la