United States v. Smith (1820)

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|DecideDate=February 25

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|USPage=71

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|Holding=Congress may import the definition of piracy from international law without defining it in the criminal statute with particularity.

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|Dissent=Livingston

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United States v. Smith, 18 U.S. 71 (1820), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that Congress may import the definition of piracy from international law without defining it in the criminal statute with particularity.United States v. Smith, {{ussc|volume=18|page=71|year=1820}}.{{Cite book |last=Lieberman |first=Jethro K. |title=A Practical Companion to the Constitution |year=1999 |pages=351|chapter=Piracy}}