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Letter of marque and reprisal |
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LETTER OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL, War. A commission granted by the government
to a private individual, to take the property of a foreign state, or of the
citizens or subjects of such state, as a reparation for an injury committed
by such state, its citizens or subjects. A vessel loaded with merchandise,
on a voyage to a friendly port, but armed for its own defence in case of
attack by an enemy, is also called a letter of marque. 1 Boulay Paty, tit.
3, s. 2, p. 300.
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