18-U.S.C.-1651

§1651 – Piracy Under Law of Nations

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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 81 > Section 1651

Details

• Reference: Section 1651
• Legend: §1651 – Piracy Under Law of Nations
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

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).

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