letter of marque

• وثيقة رسمية تاريخية تصدرها حكومة لدولة ما تأذن لسفينة خاصة (قرصان مرخّص) بمهاجمة سفن العدو واستيلائها عليها أثناء الحرب. وقد أصبح هذا المصطلح مهجوراً إلى حد كبير في القانون الدولي الحديث.

A historical government-issued license authorizing a private ship (privateer) to attack and capture enemy vessels during wartime. The term is now largely obsolete in modern international law.

1. Government authorization for privateeringC2formal

   A legal document issued by a government authorizing a private ship (a privateer) to attack and capture enemy vessels during wartime.

   إذن حكومي بالقرصنة

   • The captain proudly displayed his letter of marque as proof of his legal authority.
   • Letters of marque were commonly used during the 17th and 18th centuries.
   • The privateer's letter of marque allowed him to seize the enemy merchant ship.