A prize court is a court (or even a single individual, such as an ambassador or consul) authorized to consider whether or not a ship has been lawfully captured or seized in time of war or under the terms of the seizing ship`s letters of marque and reprisal. A prize court may order the sale or destruction of the seized ship, and the distribution o....
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a municipal (national) court in which the legality of captures of goods and vessels at sea and related questions are determined.[1 related articles]
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Engl. law The name of court which has jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. In England this is a separate branch of the court of admiralty, the other branch being called the instance court. The district courts of the United States have jurisdiction both as instance and prize courts, there being no distinction in this respect .....
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a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
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