letter of marque
Noun
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Noun
letter of marque
- (nautical, historical) 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.
- (nautical, historical) A ship that has been armed for such a task.
- French: lettre de marque
- Portuguese: carta de marca
- Russian: ка́перское свиде́тельство
- Spanish: patente de corso
- Russian: ка́пер
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