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Captives

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Prisoners of war. As in the goods of an enemy, so also in his person, a sort of qualified property may be acquired, by taking him a prisoner of war, at least till hls ransom be paid. 2 Bl. Comm. 402.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Prisoners of war. As in the goods of an enemy, so also in his person, a sort of qualified praperty may be acquired, by taking him a prisoner of war, at least till his ransom be paid. 2 Bl. Comm. 402,