letters of marque

• Documento jurídico histórico emitido por um governo que autorizava um navio privado (corsário) a atacar e capturar embarcações inimigas durante a guerra. Essa prática está atualmente obsoleta segundo o direito internacional.

A historical legal document issued by a government authorizing a private ship (a privateer) to attack and capture enemy vessels during wartime. The practice is now obsolete under international law.

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

   Autorização governamental para corso

   • The captain proudly displayed his letters of marque from the Crown.
   • Letters of marque were common during the age of sail.
   • Privateers operated under the authority of letters of marque.