- prize of war
- Goods or movables in the hands of the enemy, used, or intended to be used, for hostile purposes, captured by land or naval forces in time of war. 56 Am J1st War § 180.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Prize of war — A prize of war is generally a piece of military property seized by the victorious party after a war or battle, typically at sea. This term was used nearly exclusively in terms of a captured ship during the 18th and 19th centuries. Prizes of war… … Wikipedia
prize money — A sum of money offered by way of a reward to the winner of a contest or as the stake in a lottery. The purse or stake in a prize fight. The proceeds of the sale of a vessel or goods taken as prize of war. Under the federal prize statutes the net… … Ballentine's law dictionary
prize court — A court which administers prize law, adjudicating the right to property as prize of war. An anomaly in jurisprudence as a domestic court administering law of the nations. 56 Am J1st War § 182. Having taken goods of the enemy, the captors have a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
prize law — A body of international law under which the right to movable property and claimed a prize of war is determined. 56 Am J1st War § 180 … Ballentine's law dictionary
prize proceeding — A proceeding for the condemnation of property as constituting prize of war. 56 Am J1st War § 181 … Ballentine's law dictionary
prize goods — See prize of war … Ballentine's law dictionary
Prize crew — is a term used to indicate a number of crew members of a ship chosen to take over the operations of a captured ship. Early emphasis on prize crews In the early days of sailing and up into the American Civil War, capturing enemy ships was quite… … Wikipedia
Prize rules — or cruiser rules govern the taking of prizes: vessels captured on the high seas during war. They are intertwined with the blockade rules. Customary rules were originally laid down in the days of sailing ships. These were supplemented by various… … Wikipedia
Prize — (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prize court — Prize Prize (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
