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.
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