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Letter of marque Moderate

Letter of marque has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation

2

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.

See Also
merchant shipping armed seize people pirate ship attack privateer ship
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
license
Rhyming Words
que pique zoque toque esque deque ceque tuque duque nuque roque usque coque fique calque cirque parque jacque bosque sacque
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