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Letter of marque

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 foreign state at war with the issuer, licensing international military operations against a specified enemy as reprisal for a previous attack or injury. Captured naval prizes…

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Etymology and history of nomenclature

Early history

Applying for, and legal effect of, a letter of marque

Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal cruelty

Abolition of privateering

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21st-century American reconsideration of letters of marque

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Letter of marque

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Applying for, and legal effect of, a letter of marque · 30
Letter of marque → Admiralty, Algerine, Algiers, American War, British America, Congress, Constitution, Continental Congress, Crown, Dey, During, For, Grand Turk, High Court, In, In Britain, Independence, It, July, Letters
related to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal cruelty · 9
Letter of marque → Applying, England, Following, France, James, James II, Privy Council, Questions, The

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Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyThe0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyApplying0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyQuestions0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyFollowing0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyJames II0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyEngland0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyPrivy Council0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyJames0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Adjudicating captures, invalid letters of marque, or illegal crueltyFrance0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Applying for, and legal effect of, a letter of marqueThe0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Applying for, and legal effect of, a letter of marqueIn0.60section
Letter of marquerelated to Applying for, and legal effect of, a letter of marqueBritish America0.60section

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