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Meanings of letter of marque in inglês

português
carta de corso

A license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation.

        carta de corso
        russo
        каперское свидетельство
        português
        carta de marca
        espanhol
        patente de corso
        catalão
        patent de cors

        Governmental authorization of privateering.

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              carta de marca
              Usage of letter of marque in inglês
              1
              Of course we are really a trader, though we do carry a letter of marque.
              Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
              2
              You equipped your own brig with a letter of marque, and sailed it yourself off Jamaica.
              The Unspeakable Gentleman
              3
              Her commission or letter of marque of course protected her, but when she was inward-bound that circumstance carried no weight.
              The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore
              4
              Stevenson, I am an Englishman, and Hurry Brothers did not get a letter of marque for this ship for nothing.
              Foster's Letter of Marque: A Tale of Old Sydney / 1901
              5
              As the letter of marque drew still nigher, Israel heard the officer in command of the party ashore shouting, To the castle!
              Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
              6
              Lady Maccon flipped through the various stacks of papers and rolls of parchments inside her case, looking for her muhjah letter of marque.
              Changeless
              7
              It would be a new form of electronic search warrant, an "electronic letter of marque" to be issued by a judge.
              The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
              8
              The negotiations dragged on for more than two years, and were complicated by disputes growing out of the captures made under letter of marque.
              The Founder of New France : A Chronicle of Champlain
              9
              He sailed where he would under letters of marque from the Presidents.
              A Handbook of the Boer War / With General Map of South Africa an...
              10
              To them I would issue letters of marque, to harry England's trade.
              Richard Carvel — Volume 08
              11
              He furnished these young mutineers with ships and money and letters of marque.
              Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
              12
              Letters of Marque, against France, asked by President Jackson, 420.
              The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
              13
              What protection is afforded by letters of marque and reprisal?
              Studies in Civics
              14
              Will you give them letters of marque and reprisal to pay themselves by force?
              The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
              15
              On the 17th the President of the Confederacy authorized the issue of letters of marque.
              Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, wit...
              16
              The English have declared war against the Dutch and granted letters of marque and reprisals.
              The Choir Invisible
              Translations for letter of marque