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letter of marque
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letter of marque, letters of marque
n
1. a licence granted by a state to a private citizen to arm a ship and seize merchant vessels of another nation
2. a similar licence issued by a nation allowing a private citizen to seize goods or citizens of another nation Also called letter of marque and reprisal
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Noun1.letter of marque - a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
letter of mark and reprisal, letters of marque
license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something
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To my knowledge, no letter of marque and reprisal has been issued, despite a declaration of war on the United States issued by Osama Bin Laden in 1996, and thousands of people have been killed at his incitement and with his assistance since.
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A patent is to an inventor what a letter of marque and reprisal was to a privateer: a government-granted right to search out and claim prizes.
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