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Capture, the arrest or seizure of a person or thing, particularly applied to the seizure of ships by an enemy in time of war. On 16th April, 1856, a treaty or declaration was signed at Paris between the powers of Great Britain, Austria, France, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey, by which privateering is abolished, so far as those powers are concerned. See LETTERS OF MARQUE, PRIZE OF WAR.Capture, is a taking by an enemy as prize in time of war with intent to deprive the owner of all property in the thing taken, Andersen v. Marten, (1908) AC 334 (HL)....
Prize Court
Prize Court. This is an international tribunal, existing only by virtue of a special commission under the Great Seal, during war or until the litigations incident to war have been brought to a conclusion. It is frequently confounded with the Court of Admiralty, in consequence, perhaps, of the same judge having usually presided in both courts; but this is a mistake, for the whole system of litigation and jurisprudence in the prize Court, though exceedingly important, is peculiar to itself, and is governed by rules not applying to the Instance Court of the Admiralty (now part of the High Court), which is a mere civil tribunal.The old Court of Admiralty had in fact from very ancient times two separate and distinct jurisdictions--the Instance Jurisdiction and the Prize Jurisdiction, though the real origin of the latter is wrapped in obscurity. When the High Court of Admiralty became merged in the High Court of Justice, (English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 23, replacing the (English) Jud. Act, 1891...
prize
prize 1 : property (as a ship) lawfully captured in time of war 2 : the wartime capture of a ship and its cargo at sea ...
Booty of war
Booty of war, property captured in war on land which falls to the forces capturing by grace of the Crown or to the Crown itself. By 3 & 4 Vict. c. 65, s. 22, the jurisdiction in matters of booty of war is in the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the High Court, on a reference by the sovereign. See Judic. Act, 1925, s. 22. See Banda and Kirwee Booty, (1875) LR 4 Adm. & E. 436. Appeals lie to the Privy Council, ibid., s. 27. See ADMIRALTY; PRIZE COURT....
Take
Take, has several meanings, such as 'seize, grasp, capture, catch, receive into the body, appropriate, secure, get, receive by payment, assume, choose, adopt, consume, obtain, derive from source or by some process, receive, enjoy, accept, etc. Seizure of an article may amount to 'taking', Food Inspector v. T.V. Hameed, 1983 FAJ 443: 1984 (1) FAC 41 (Ker): 1983 Ker LT 901.Take, is said to mean to get into one's hands or into one's possession, Power or Control by force or, Stratagem, to Seize or Capture Physically, Saidu Mohammad v. Food Inspector, 1973 Ker LJ 681: 1973 Mad LJ Cr 582: 1973 Ker LT 678.Mean 'order proceeding' to be taken, Mangulal Chunilal v. Manilal Maganlal, AIR 1968 SC 822: 1968 Cr LJ 979; State v. Manilal Jethalal, AIR 1953 Bom 365.Means to obtain possession or control, whether legally or illegally, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1466....
ferae naturae
ferae naturae [New Latin, literally, of a wild nature] : wild by nature : not usually tamed NOTE: Animals like wild ducks or bees are considered ferae naturae. At common law they cannot be claimed as one's property except under certain circumstances, as when captured. ...
letter
letter 1 : a direct written statement addressed to an individual or organization ;broadly : an official communication see also counterletter determination letter : a letter from an administrative agency (as the Internal Revenue Service) usually in response to a request in which a determination, decision, or ruling (as whether an organization qualifies as charitable) is made information letter : a letter from an administrative agency usually in response to a request that provides information and esp. that simply calls attention to an interpretation or principle of law letter of intent : a letter in which the intention to enter into a formal agreement (as a contract) or to take some specified action is stated letter ro·ga·to·ry [-rō-gə-tȯr-ē] [probably partial translation of Medieval Latin littera rogatoria letter of request] : a formal written request by a court to a court in a foreign jurisdiction to summon and examine a witness in accordance...
recapture
recapture -tured -tur·ing 1 : to capture again 2 : to recover or take (as an excess or gain) by law or agreement ;esp : to recover (a tax benefit) by higher or additional taxation of income or property that ceases to qualify for a credit or deduction or by taxing gain realized from the sale or exchange of such property [the government recaptured the depreciation by taxing the gain resulting from the difference between the sale price and the basis after depreciation] n 1 : the act or process of recapturing 2 : an amount recaptured or subject to recapture ...
Captivate
To take prisoner to capture to subdue...
Captor
One who captures any person or thing as a prisoner or a prize...
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