Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§1655 Assault on commander as piracy
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING › § 1655
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Title 18, §1655
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Whoever, being a seaman, lays violent hands upon his commander, to hinder and prevent his fighting in defense of his vessel or the goods intrusted to him, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.
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Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 485 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 294, 35 Stat. 1146). A minor verbal change was made.
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18 U.S.C. § 1655
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73