Meaning of LETTERS OF MARQUE
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| Definition: | | [n] a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation |
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| Synonyms: | | letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque |
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| See Also: | | licence, license, permit | |
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| Related Terms: | | aerogram, air letter, air piracy, airgraph, airplane hijacking, billet-doux, buccaneering, bull, chain letter, dead letter, dimissorial, dimissory letter, drop letter, encyclical, fan letter, form letter, freebooting, letter of credit, letter of introduction, letters credential, letters of request, letters overt, letters patent, letters rogatory, love letter, monitory, newsletter, nixie, open letter, Pastoral Epistle, pastoral letter, piracy, poison-pen letter, privateering, round robin, skyjacking |
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