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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Lat. & Eng. [from Lat. capers, to take.] In international law. One who takes or seizes property m time of war; one who takes the property of an enemy. In a stricter sense, one who takes a -prize at sea.

2 Bl. Com. 401. 1 Kent's Com. 86, 96, 103.