Piratical capture
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 18 U.S. 144 - United States v. Klintock · 1820Most cited · 29 citing opinions
animo furandi
The whole transaction taken together, demonstrates that the Norberg was not captured jure belli, but seized and carried into Savannah animo furandi. It was not a belligerent capture, but a robbery on the high seas.
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