- captor
- One who takes or seizes property in time of war; in a stricter sense, the one who takes a prize at sea. Oakes v United States, 174 US 778, 43 L Ed 1169, 19 S Ct 864.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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CAPTOR — may refer to:* (military) Euroradar CAPTOR is a radar system. * (military) CAPTOR mine is a naval anti submarine mine. * (definition) people holding others as prisoners … Wikipedia
Captor — bezeichnet: Mark 60 CAPTOR, eine Seemine Das EuroRADAR CAPTOR des Eurofighter Typhoon Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
captor — (n.) 1680s, from L. captor a catcher, agent noun from captus, pp. of capere to take (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Fem. form captress recorded from 1867 … Etymology dictionary
captor — captor, ra (Del lat. captor). 1. adj. Que capta. 2. Que captura. U. t. c. s.) 3. m. Am. En el mar, apresador … Diccionario de la lengua española
Captor — Cap tor, n. [L., a cather (of animals), fr. caper to take.] One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
captor — |ô| adj. s. m. 1. Que ou o que captura. • captores s. m. pl. 2. [Brasil] Povos nativos que procuram os meios de subsistência caçando, apanhando e colecionando animais selvagens e vegetais silvestres … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
captor — captor, ra adjetivo 1. Que capta o captura: Los captores del rehén huyeron en un coche marrón … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
captor — ► NOUN ▪ a person who imprisons or confines another … English terms dictionary
captor — [kap′tər] n. [L] a person who captures (someone or something) or holds captive … English World dictionary
captor — (Del lat. captor.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 1 Que capta: ■ instrumento captor de bajas frecuencias. 2 Que captura: ■ brigada captora. * * * captor, a (del lat. «captor, ōris») 1 adj. y n. Que capta o captura. 2 (Hispam.) m. Constructor de una presa … Enciclopedia Universal
