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Prize law

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003924

The body of international law governing the capture of enemy vessels and goods at sea during wartime. It establishes the conditions under which such captures are lawful and dictates the procedures for their condemnation and disposition by a prize court. This legal framework determines whether seized property becomes the lawful possession of the capturing state.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003924
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The body of international law governing the capture of enemy vessels and goods at sea during wartime. It establishes the conditions under which such captures are lawful and dictates the procedures for their condemnation and disposition by a prize court. This legal framework determines whether seized property becomes the lawful possession of the capturing state.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/prize-law/"
}

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