Plunderage
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The embezzlement of goods on board of a ship. The rule of the maritime law in such cases is that the whole crew shall be responsible for the property thus embezzled, because there must be some negligence in finding out the depredator; Lewis v. Davis, 3 Johns. (N. Y.) 17; Knap v. The Eliza and Sarah, 1 Pet. Adm. 200, Fed. Cas. No. 7,873; Mariners v. Kensington, 1 Pet. Adm. 239, Fed. Cas. No. 9,085; 4 B. & P. 347.