angary or angaria
📖 Definitions
noun
The right of a warring nation to seize the property, for example, ships, of a neutral country, provided compensation is paid.
💬 Usage Examples
“I had some substantive work -- a memorandum on the right of angary; the US early in 1941 impounded and took over numerous ships in American ports.” Leonard C.
Meeker; Experiences; Xlibris; 2007.