letters of marque
letters and reprisal

"It's been against our policy to accept letters of marque."

There'll be letters of marque issued against your ships; they'll find some reason to do it.

He also received letters of marque against the Dutch.

Privateers had some success, with 1,697 letters of marque being issued by Congress.

During the war, its government provided letters of marque to space pirates who joined them against the alliance.

Many French privateers and letters of marque also bore the name.

"You didn't mention all those letters of marque you had signed?"

Had they not carried letters of marque, such behavior might well have qualified as piracy.

Earlier, a lugger Daphne had received two letters of marque.

Also your letters of marque which I'd of course like to see personally."

In 2006, she launched her own lingerie line called Letters of Marque.

Three letters of marque were issued to a ship or ships named Courier.

Without congressional authorization, the Navy would not have been able to legally issue any letters of marque.

The legislation also authorized the governor to issue letters of marque, making privateering possible.

The state issued nearly 1,000 letters of marque authorizing privateering activities.

The chief justice at the time confiscated the letters of marque my father and I both carried, then claimed never to have issued them.

Therefore the Federation has the unrestricted right to issue letters of marque and reprisal.

"If we do it right, we can write both of us letters of marque."

Tell Lord Toranaga that all he has to do is give me his letters of marque.

Those who did were considered pirates because they no longer had valid licenses - called letters of marque - issued by the state.

The ship upon which he took passage bore letters of marque, and captured a French vessel.

These two were the Atlas and the Anaconda, both letters of marque.

Despite the attempt to end privateering around the world, nations continued issuing letters of marque.

Wilkins may have sold her as he later appears as master on two letters of marque.

Congress may grant letters of marque and reprisal.