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What type of pirate was officially licensed by a sovereign to raid and seize goods carried by the ship of 'hostile' nations?
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Ships which carried such a license were technically not pirates at all; they were called "privateers". The license was known as a "letter of marque". Several nations historically issued these (including the United States, in a time period after the movies; it is one of the rights of a sovereign nation asserted in the Declaration of Independence and was used in the two wars against Great Britain); they authorized the ship to prey upon ONLY the ships of enemy nations during time of war.
Historically, many "pirates" started as "privateers", but either overstepped their authority by preying upon neutral ships, OR failed to stop their activities when the nation that had licensed them ended the war(s).
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Which pirate was officially licensed by a sovereign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nation?
Privateer
What types of pirate was officially licened by sovereign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nations?
privateers
What types of pirate was officially lincensed by a sovereign nation to raid and seize good carried by the ship of hostile nation?
Privateer
What types of pirate was officialy licensed by a sovereign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nations?
That would be a privateer.
What type of pirates was officially licensed by a soverign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nations?
They were known as Privateers.
What types of pirate was officially licensed by sovereign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nations?
A privateer. Technically a privateer was not a pirate, as they were still under orders from a specific nation, and could only attack ships which flew a flag for which they had a letter or marque. However, many privateers did eventually turn to piracy.
What type of pirate is officially licensed by sovereign nation to reign and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nation?
A privateer. Technically a privateer was not a pirate, as they were still under orders from a specific nation, and could only attack ships which flew a flag for which they had a letter or marque. However, many privateers did eventually turn to piracy.
What type of pirate was licensed by a sovereign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nations?
A privateer. Technically a privateer was not a pirate, as they were still under orders from a specific nation, and could only attack ships which flew a flag for which they had a letter or marque. However, many privateers did eventually turn to piracy.
What manner of pirate was officially licensed to raid and seize ships of hostile nations?
A privateer was given a letter of marque which aurthorized him and his crew to commit raids and seizures of enemy ships. Privateers cannot technically be called pirates because "piracy" denotes that the raids and robberies are unlawful.
How acquisitions are carried out?
Acquisitions are often carried out by buying a majority of stock in a company. Sometimes, the acquisition is hostile meaning that the stockholders do not want the buyer or buyers to have a majority interest in the company.
If a property owner granted a utility company an easement after decades of licensed use does recording of the easement eliminate any prescriptive claims?
There would be no prescriptive claims in any case: licensed use is not hostile and a recorded easement presumes fair consideration.
Types of pirate was offcially licensed by a sovereign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nations?
Privateers were not pirates, although they sometimes acted like them. Privateers were privately-owned warships which sailed under "Letters of Marque and Reprisal", which were essentially government licenses to steal from the government's enemies. The Constitution of the United States specifically authorizes the Congress to issue Letters of Marque and Reprisal as one of the eighteen "Enumerated Powers" listed in Article 1 Section 8: "To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;"
