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Meanings of letters of marque in inglês

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

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        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...
        2
        To them I would issue letters of marque, to harry England's trade.
        Richard Carvel — Volume 08
        3
        He furnished these young mutineers with ships and money and letters of marque.
        Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
        4
        What protection is afforded by letters of marque and reprisal?
        Studies in Civics
        5
        Will you give them letters of marque and reprisal to pay themselves by force?
        The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
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        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...
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        The English have declared war against the Dutch and granted letters of marque and reprisals.
        The Choir Invisible
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        It looked like one of those privateer letters of marque and reprisal from centuries ago.
        Imprudence
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        Or take out letters of marque against the Enemy?
        To Have and to Hold
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        Write me my letters of marque:" Then throwing one hand in air: "Allons!
        The Young Seigneur / Or, Nation-Making
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        It also handles letters of marque and the awarding of prize money to warships and privateers.
        House of Steel
        12
        It is true that letters of marque had been authorized, but none had been actually issued.
        Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, wit...
        13
        Nor may a state "grant letters of marque and reprisal."
        The Government Class Book / Designed for the Instruction of Yout...
        14
        Is it possible that God inspired the hornets-thathe granted letters of marque and reprisal to hornets?
        Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
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        They would start legally enough, for they began as privateersmen under legal letters of marque in the wars.
        The Quaker Colonies: A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaw...
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        On the 13th of March, 1629, letters of marque were issued to Capt.
        Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01
        Translations for letters of marque
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