Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
blockade — I (barrier) noun bar, barricade, block, blockage, bottleneck, cordon, curb, impediment, obsessio, obsidio, obstacle, obstruction, stop, stumbling block II (enclosure) noun circumjacence, circumscription, circumvallation, compass, containment,… … Law dictionary
blockade — An interdiction of commerce with a nation or people in that nation. 30 Am J Rev ed Internat L § 53. Blockades are maritime blockades, or blockades by both sea and land; and they may be either military or commercial, or may partake of the nature… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Blockade runner — A blockade runner is a term applied to ships used to evade a naval blockade of a harbor or strait, as opposed to confronting the blockaders to break the blockade. Very often blockade running is done in order to transport cargo, for example to… … Wikipedia
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Danzig rebellion — Thaler issued by Danzig during its siege in 1577, Jesus Christe on obverse instead of King Stefan Batory The rebellion of the city of Danzig (Gdańsk) in 1570s against the election and rule of Polish King and Grand Duke of Lithuania Stephen… … Wikipedia
Le Secret des Vikings — is a pseudohistorical work by the French author Joël Supéry. According to Supéry, the Scandinavian attacks against the Frankish Empire were carried out not by raiding adventurers looking for gold and silver but by armies applying a military… … Wikipedia
