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prize n1: property (as a ship) lawfully captured in time of war2: the wartime capture of a ship and its cargo at sea
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accolade, advantage, award, blue ribbon, bonus, booty, bounty, capture, catch, cordon, cup, decoration, distinction, find, first place, gain, guerdon, honor, inducement, jackpot, loot, medal, meed, payment, pillage, plum, plunder, praemium, premium, prey, privilege, recompense, reward, spoil, title, token, trophy, winning
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bounty, consideration (recompense), honor, hush money, paragon, prefer, preferential, premium (excess value), prime (most valuable), profit, raise (advance), recognition, recommend, regard (hold in esteem), reward, select, spoils, stake (award)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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property lawfully appropriated in war.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Anything offered as a reward for a contest. It is distinguished from a bet or wager in that it is known before the event who is to give either the premium or the prize, and there is but one operation until the accomplishment of the act, thing, or purpose for which it is offered. In time of war, an enemy vessel or a ship captured at sea by a belligerent power.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Anything offered as a reward for a contest. It is distinguished from a bet or wager in that it is known before the event who is to give either the premium or the prize, and there is but one operation until the accomplishment of the act, thing, or purpose for which it is offered. In time of war, an enemy vessel or a ship captured at sea by a belligerent power.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
