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marque
(encz) | marque,značka např. známé firmy Zdeněk Brož |
Marque
(gcide) | Marque \Marque\, n. [F. marque, in lettre de marque letter of
marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed
vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being
considered a pirate or corsair; marque here prob. meaning,
border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to
go beyond the border), and of German origin. See March
border.] (Law)
A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary
of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.
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Letters of marque, Letters of marque and reprisal, a
license or extraordinary commission granted by a
government to a private person to fit out a privateer or
armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's
ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is
sometimes called a letter of marque.
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marque
(wn) | marque
n 1: a name given to a product or service [syn: trade name,
brand name, brand, marque] |
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letter of marque
(encz) | letter of marque, n: |
letters of marque
(encz) | letters of marque, n: |
marque
(encz) | marque,značka např. známé firmy Zdeněk Brož |
marquee
(encz) | marquee,markýza n: stříška lehké konstrukce nad vchodem, balkonem nebo
oknem Pinomarquee,stan n: velkoprostorový stan k pořádání zahradních hostin
ap. Zdeněk Brož; Pino |
marquess
(encz) | marquess,markýz n: Zdeněk Brož |
marqueterie
(encz) | marqueterie,marketerie n: Zdeněk Brož |
marquetry
(encz) | marquetry,marketerie n: Zdeněk Brož |
marquette
(encz) | Marquette,Marquette n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
marquette
(czen) | Marquette,Marquetten: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
Lady marquess
(gcide) | Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis.]
A marquis.
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Lady marquess, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Lamarque
(gcide) | Noisette \Noi*sette"\, n. (Bot.)
A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener,
Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose
and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties,
as the Lamarque, the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the
Cloth of gold. Most roses of this class have clustered
flowers and are of vigorous growth. --P. Henderson.
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Letters of marque
(gcide) | Marque \Marque\, n. [F. marque, in lettre de marque letter of
marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed
vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being
considered a pirate or corsair; marque here prob. meaning,
border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to
go beyond the border), and of German origin. See March
border.] (Law)
A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary
of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.
[1913 Webster]
Letters of marque, Letters of marque and reprisal, a
license or extraordinary commission granted by a
government to a private person to fit out a privateer or
armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's
ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is
sometimes called a letter of marque.
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Letters of marque and reprisal
(gcide) | Marque \Marque\, n. [F. marque, in lettre de marque letter of
marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed
vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being
considered a pirate or corsair; marque here prob. meaning,
border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to
go beyond the border), and of German origin. See March
border.] (Law)
A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary
of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.
[1913 Webster]
Letters of marque, Letters of marque and reprisal, a
license or extraordinary commission granted by a
government to a private person to fit out a privateer or
armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's
ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is
sometimes called a letter of marque.
[1913 Webster]Reprisal \Re*pris"al\ (r?-priz"al), n. [F. repr?saille, It.
ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L.
reprehendere, reprehensum. See Reprehend, Reprise.]
1. The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or
indemnity.
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Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals
continued to take place. --Macaulay.
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2. Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.
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3. The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering
or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for
an act of inhumanity. --Vattel (Trans.)
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4. Any act of retaliation. --Waterland.
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Letters of marque and reprisal. See under Marque.
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Marquee
(gcide) | Marquee \Mar*quee"\, n. [F. marquise, misunderstood as a plural;
prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See Marquis.]
A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an
officer of high rank. [Written also markee.]
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Marquess
(gcide) | Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis.]
A marquis.
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Lady marquess, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
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marqueterie
(gcide) | marqueterie \mar"que*te*rie\, marquetry \mar"quet*ry\, n. [F.
marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque
mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.]
Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory,
veneer, and the like, of several colors, fitted together to
form a design or picture that is then used to ornament
furniture.
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marquetry
(gcide) | marqueterie \mar"que*te*rie\, marquetry \mar"quet*ry\, n. [F.
marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque
mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.]
Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory,
veneer, and the like, of several colors, fitted together to
form a design or picture that is then used to ornament
furniture.
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Remarque
(gcide) | Remarque \Re*marque"\, n. Also Remark \Remark\ (Engraving)
(a) A small design etched on the margin of a plate and
supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have
been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular
stage of the plate.
(b) A print or proof so distinguished; -- commonly called a
Remarque proof.
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Remarque proof
(gcide) | Remarque \Re*marque"\, n. Also Remark \Remark\ (Engraving)
(a) A small design etched on the margin of a plate and
supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have
been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular
stage of the plate.
(b) A print or proof so distinguished; -- commonly called a
Remarque proof.
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first marquess cornwallis
(wn) | First Marquess Cornwallis
n 1: commander of the British forces in the American War of
Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at
Yorktown (1738-1805) [syn: Cornwallis, {Charles
Cornwallis}, First Marquess Cornwallis] |
jacques marquette
(wn) | Jacques Marquette
n 1: French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring
the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) [syn:
Marquette, Jacques Marquette, Pere Jacques Marquette] |
letter of marque
(wn) | letter of marque
n 1: a license to a private citizen to seize property of another
nation [syn: letter of marque, letters of marque,
letter of mark and reprisal] |
letters of marque
(wn) | letters of marque
n 1: a license to a private citizen to seize property of another
nation [syn: letter of marque, letters of marque,
letter of mark and reprisal] |
marque
(wn) | marque
n 1: a name given to a product or service [syn: trade name,
brand name, brand, marque] |
marquee
(wn) | marquee
n 1: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: pavilion, marquee]
2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn:
marquee, marquise] |
marquesas islands
(wn) | Marquesas Islands
n 1: a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific;
part of French Polynesia [syn: Marquesas Islands, {Iles
Marquises}] |
marquess
(wn) | marquess
n 1: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn:
marquis, marquess]
2: a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl |
marqueterie
(wn) | marqueterie
n 1: inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or
picture that is then used to ornament furniture [syn:
marquetry, marqueterie] |
marquetry
(wn) | marquetry
n 1: inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or
picture that is then used to ornament furniture [syn:
marquetry, marqueterie] |
marquette
(wn) | Marquette
n 1: French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring
the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) [syn:
Marquette, Jacques Marquette, Pere Jacques Marquette]
2: a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest
Michigan |
pere jacques marquette
(wn) | Pere Jacques Marquette
n 1: French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring
the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) [syn:
Marquette, Jacques Marquette, Pere Jacques Marquette] |
LETTER OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL
(bouvier) | LETTER OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL, War. A commission granted by the government
to a private individual, to take the property of a foreign state, or of the
citizens or subjects of such state, as a reparation for an injury committed
by such state, its citizens or subjects. A vessel loaded with merchandise,
on a voyage to a friendly port, but armed for its own defence in case of
attack by an enemy, is also called a letter of marque. 1 Boulay Paty, tit.
3, s. 2, p. 300.
2. By the constitution, art. 1, s. 8, cl. 11, congress has power to
grant letters of marque and reprisal. Vide Chit. Law of Nat. 73; 1 Black.
Com. 251; Vin. Ab. Prerogative, N a; Com. Dig. Prerogative, B 4; Molloy, B.
1, c. 2, s. 10; 2 Woodes. 440; 6 Rob. Rep. 9; 5 Id. 360; 2 Rob. Rep. 224.
And vide Reprisal.
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MARQUE AND REPRISA
(bouvier) | MARQUE AND REPRISAL. The name given to a commission granted by the supreme
power of a state to a private person for the purpose of seizing the property
of a foreign state or its subjects. Wheat. Law of Nations, 340. Vide Letters
of Marque.
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