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Pirate, a person who robs other ships at sea, or sometimes the shore, without a commission from a sovereign nation
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Pirates readily accepted outcasts from traditional societies, perhaps easily recognizing kindred spirits, and they were known to free slaves from slave ships and welcome them into the pirate fold.
Pirates are called Lanun by both the Indonesians and the Malaysians who form the nations bracketing the Straits of Malacca.
Pirates and other mariners would also sometimes be blinded in one eye through the use of a sextant.