air piracy
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Outraged European Union authorities denounced the action as air piracy and imposed more sanctions on the country.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2021
Robinson pleaded guilty to attempting to intimidate a pilot, a far less serious charge than air piracy.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2013
This was the type of air piracy that prompted airlines and governments to install metal detectors and other devices at airports some 20 years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nawaz was tried and convicted on charges of air piracy after he refused to let the plane carrying Musharraf, who had been abroad, land in Pakistan during the last hours of his presidency.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unless the United Nations Security Council moves "effectively" against air piracy, the pilots threatened a one-day international shutdown of air service on June 19.
From Time Magazine Archive
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