HyperDic: letters_of_marque

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

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