U.S. Code > Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure > PART I—CRIMES (§§ 1—2725) > CHAPTER 81—PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING (§§ 1651—1661) > § 1655. Assault on commander as piracy

§ 1655. Assault on commander as piracy

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.