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The Constitution of the United States · Art. I, § 8, cl. 10

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
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United States · 1787 and amendments I–XXVII
National Archives transcriptions of the 1787 parchment and amendments I–XXVII; original wording, including superseded provisions.
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