I.of or belonging to pirates, piratic, piratical: “myoparone piratico capto,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 73: “statio,” Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 152: “laurea,” victories over the pirates, Luc. 1, 122: “bellum,” Cic. Red. in Sen. 5, 11.—
II. Subst.: pīrātĭca , ae, f., piracy: “piraticam queque ut musicam fabricam dici adhuc dubitabant mei praeceptores,” Quint. 8, 3, 34: piraticam facere, to practise piracy, Cic. Red. in Sen. 5; so, “piraticam exercere,” Just. 8, 3, 13; 22, 1, 14.