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Categories: Naval warfare of the Early Modern era, Letters (message), Privateering, Military law, Legal documents

letter of marque letters of marque letter of mark and reprisal letter-of-marque Letter de course

A license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation WordNet 3.0

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A license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation WordNet 3.0

A license to a private citizen to seize vessels of another nation and their property Open English WordNet

A letter of marque and reprisal was a government license in the Age of Sail that authorized a private person, known as a privateer or corsair, to attack and capture vessels of a nation at war with the issuer. Wikipedia

Government license authorising a privateer to attack enemy vessels Wikipedia Disambiguation

Governmental authorization of privateering Wikidata

An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation; especially to attack merchant shipping of another nation. Wiktionary

Official commission. Wiktionary (translation)

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letter of marque, letters of marque, letter of mark and reprisal