letter of mark and reprisal

1. 1.

   a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation

   Synonymsletter of marqueletters of marque

   Broaderlicense

Questions about letter of mark and reprisal

What does letter of mark and reprisal mean?

letter of mark and reprisal means "a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation".

What is another word for letter of mark and reprisal?

Close synonyms include letter of marque, letters of marque. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.