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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 81— PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING · § 1661

§ 1661. Robbery ashore

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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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 775.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 493 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 302, 35 Stat. 1147).
Transposition of several words was made.
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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 645
  • 62 Stat. 775
  • Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 302
  • 35 Stat. 1147
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§ 1661
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ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 645
Stat.62 Stat. 775
ActMar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 302
Stat.35 Stat. 1147
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