Prize - Law Dictionary Search Results
Letters of marque
differently applied. If during war a subject should take an enemy's ship, without commission from the Crown, the prize would, by the effect of the prerogative, become a droit of Admiralty, and would belong, not to the
Maritime Courts
are established in his Majesty's possessions beyond the seas, with jurisdiction over maritime causes, including those relating to prize. See (English) Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 27), and ss. 5 and
Prisage or Butlerage
to the sovereign or admiral out of such merchandises as are taken at sea, by way of lawful prize, 2 Steph. Com. and 1 Br. & Had. Com. 375.
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Money Bill
Money, means current coin; metal stamped in pieces as a medium of exchange and measure of value. Hence, anything serving the same purpose as coin, late ME. In mod. use applied indifferently to coin and to...
Raffles
AND LOTTERY. A form of lottery in which each participant buys one or more chances to win a prize, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1266.
Ransom
p. 1267. Is a sum of money paid for redeeming a captive or prisoner of war, or a prize. It is also used to signify a sum of money paid for the pardoning of some great offence,
Recapture
Recapture, the recovery by force of a prize captured by an enemy. The act or an instance of retaking or reacquiring, recovery, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th
Trinity masters
Trinity masters, Elder Brethren of Trinity House. Two sit as assessors in Admiralty and Prize Courts to assist the judge in cases in which technical questions of navigation arise.
Vice-Admiralty Courts
tribunals established in his Majesty's possessions beyond the seas with jurisdiction over maritime causes, including those relating to prize. See 3 Steph. Com. The Vice-Admiralty Courts Act, 1863 (26 Vict. c. 24), repealed 2 & 3 Wm.
Volenti non fit injuria
one of their number from grievous bodily harm and from exhibitions which alarm the public conscience, such as prize-fights without gloves, duels, etc., and see LIBEL. The maxim has also been invoked in cases where the person
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