letters of marque

• Исторический юридический документ, выдаваемый правительством, уполномочивающий частное судно (капера) атаковать и захватывать вражеские корабли во время войны. Данная практика в настоящее время устарела в соответствии с международным правом.

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.

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.

   Государственное разрешение на каперство

   • 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.