 | United States. Supreme Court - 1844 - 800 sider
...carry into effect the general law of nations on the same subject in a just and appropriate manner. Where the act. uses the word "piratical," it does...public authority or sovereign power. In short, it means that the act belongs to the class of offences which pirates are in the habit of perpetrating, whether... | |
 | Richard Peters - 1860 - 792 sider
...specified in the act of congress. Ibid. 56. Where the act uses the word " piratical," it does so in its general sense, importing that the aggression is unauthorized...and criminal in its commission, and utterly without sanction from any public authority or sovereign power. The act intends to punish any aggression, although,... | |
 | Lorenzo Smith Boswell Sawyer, United States. Circuit Court (9th Circuit) - 1878 - 772 sider
..."piratical," used in the act of 1819, and repeuted in that of 1861, was given by the Supreme Court: "Where the act uses the word 'piratical,' it does...importing that the aggression is unauthorized by the laws of nations, hostile in its character, wanton and criminal in its commission, and utterly without... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1883 - 1240 sider
...carry into effect the general law of nations on the same subject in a just and appropriate manner. Where the act uses the word " piratical," it does...sanction from, any public authority or sovereign power. ID short, it means that the act belongs to the class of offenses which pirates are in the habit of... | |
 | 1885 - 1156 sider
...205. § 5C5. Any aggression of an armed ship which is unauthorized in its character, wanton and cruel in its commission, and utterly without any sanction from any public authority or sovereign power, whether done animo furandi or lueri causa or not, is piracy, and subjects the vessel to forfeiture... | |
 | John Innes Clark Hare - 1888 - 764 sider
...the act of March 3, 1839, for the punishment of " piratical aggressions." " Where," said Story, J., " the act uses the word ' piratical ' it does so in...commission, and utterly without any sanction from any public anthority or sovereign power. In short, it means that the act belongs to the class of offences which... | |
 | John Innes Clark Hare - 1889 - 762 sider
...the act of March 3, 1839, for the punishment of " piratical aggressions." " Where," said Story, J., " the act uses the word ' piratical ' it does so in...public authority or sovereign power. In short, it means that the act belongs to the class of offences which pirates are in the habit of perpetrating, whether... | |
 | 1904 - 1004 sider
...the condemnation of any vessel which shall have attempted any piratical aggression, is an aggression unauthorized by the law of nations, hostile in its...public authority or sovereign power. In short, it means the act belonging to the class of offenses which pirates are in the habit of perpetrating, whether... | |
 | William Angus Sutherland - 1904 - 1008 sider
...the sea, animus furandi, is piracy.9 The word "piratical" in the act of 1819 imports an aggression unauthorized by the law of nations, hostile in its...character, wanton and criminal in its commission, and without sanction from any foreign power.10 Thus maritime warfare of unrecognized rebels 1 United States... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1911 - 1184 sider
...carry into effect the general law of nations on the same subject in a just and appropriate manner. Where the act uses the word "piratical." it does so...public authority or sovereign power. In short, it means that the act belongs to the class of offenses which pirate.s are in the habit of perpetrating, whether... | |
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piratical," it does so in a general sense ; importing that the aggression is unauthorized by the law of nations, hostile in its character, wanton and criminal in its commission, and utterly without any sanction from any public authority or sovereign power.... 
