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Letters of safe-conduct

and are allowed to be of equal validity; see ALIEN ENEMY.Where the court has made an order for attachment or forfeiture

Beacon

alarm the country, in case of the approach of an enemy, but now for the guidance of ships at sea. The

Mixed Arbitral Tribunal

Mixed Arbitral Tribunal. Tribunals which may be established under treaties of peace with various countries, e.g., Versailles (Germany), see S.R.&...

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Withersake

Withersake, an apostate, or perfidious renegade. An enemy; esp., a deliberately faithless renegade, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.,

Sailing instructions

the fleet in case of dispersion by storm, by an enemy, or otherwise. Without sailing instructions no vessel can have the

Recapture

the recovery by force of a prize captured by an enemy. The act or an instance of retaking or reacquiring, recovery,

Prize Court

of incalculable value, have had no opportunity of actually capturing enemy ships. See, generally, the speech of Sir John Simon, A.-G.,

Postliminium

by virtue of which persons and things taken by an enemy in war are restored to their former State, upon coming

Pirata est hostis humani generis

est hostis humani generis. 3 Inst. 113.-(A pirte is an enemy of the human race.) See PIRACY.

Occupancy

his own use such goods as belong to an alien enemy. (2) All persons may, on their own lands, or in

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