§ 381 Use of public vessels to suppress piracy
§ 382 Seizure of piratical vessels generally
§ 383 Resistance of pirates by merchant vessels
§ 384 Condemnation of piratical vessels
§ 385 Seizure and condemnation of vessels fitted out for piracy
§ 386 Commissioning private vessels for seizure of piratical vessels
§ 387 Duties of officers of customs and marshals as to seizure
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 7 - Regulations for the Suppression of Piracy

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3