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Definition of prize court - 2 dictionary results

prize court

 
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–noun
a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
Origin:
1785–95, Americanism
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prize court

a municipal (national) court in which the legality of captures of goods and vessels at sea and related questions are determined.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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