| Litigants: | United States v. Smith |
| Decidedate: | February 25 |
| Decideyear: | 1820 |
| Usvol: | 18 |
| Uspage: | 71 |
| Holding: | Congress may import the definition of piracy from international law without defining it in the criminal statute with particularity. |
| Majority: | Story |
| Dissent: | Livingston |
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.[1] [2]