HyperDic: letter_of_mark_and_reprisal

English > 1 sense of the expression letter of mark and reprisal:
NOUNcommunicationletter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marquea license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
English > letter of mark and reprisal: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation.
Synonymsletter of marque, letters of marque
Broaderlicense, licence, permitA legal document giving official permission to do something
Spanishpatente de corso

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