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/ˈpʌɪrət/

noun
- 1. a person who attacks and robs ships at sea: "in the three weeks leading up to the attack, sixteen container ships had been boarded by pirates" Similar freebootermarauderraiderhistorical:buccaneerprivateerarchaic:corsairroversea roverrare:picaroonfilibustersea thiefsea robberwater thiefsea wolfsea ratwater ratmarooner
- 2. a person who appropriates or reproduces the work of another for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright: "software pirates" Similar copyright infringerplagiaristplagiarizer
- 3. a person or organization that broadcasts radio or television programmes without official authorization: "a pirate radio station"
verb
- 1. use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright: "his latest album has been pirated and downloaded so many times since its release that he's lost $10 million in sales"
- 2. rob or plunder (a ship): "nine ships were pirated off the coast of the country between 2006 and May of last year"
Word Origin Middle English: from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).
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Central	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
Cleveland	65	42	.607	0.0	6-4
Minnesota	59	48	.551	6.0	5-5
Kansas City	60	49	.550	6.0	6-4
Detroit	52	57	.477	14.0	3-7
Chi White Sox	27	84	.243	40.0	0-10

East	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
Baltimore	65	44	.596	0.0	5-5
NY Yankees	65	45	.591	0.5	6-4
Boston	57	50	.533	7.0	4-6
Tampa Bay	55	53	.509	9.5	6-4
Toronto	50	59	.459	15.0	5-5

West	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
Houston	56	52	.519	0.0	4-6
Seattle	57	53	.518	0.0	5-5
Texas	52	57	.477	4.5	5-5
LA Angels	47	61	.435	9.0	6-4
Oakland	45	65	.409	12.0	6-4

AL Wild Card	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
Cleveland	65	42	.607	0.0	6-4
Baltimore	65	44	.596	0.0	5-5
Houston	56	52	.519	0.0	4-6
NY Yankees	65	45	.591	+4.5	6-4
Minnesota	59	48	.551	0.0	5-5
Kansas City	60	49	.550	0.0	6-4
Boston	57	50	.533	2.0	4-6
Seattle	57	53	.518	3.5	5-5
Tampa Bay	55	53	.509	4.5	6-4
Detroit	52	57	.477	8.0	3-7
Texas	52	57	.477	8.0	5-5
Toronto	50	59	.459	10.0	5-5
LA Angels	47	61	.435	12.5	6-4
Oakland	45	65	.409	15.5	6-4
Chi White Sox	27	84	.243	34.0	0-10

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