prize

prize
prize n
1: property (as a ship) lawfully captured in time of war
2: the wartime capture of a ship and its cargo at sea

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

prize
I noun 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 II index 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. . 2006


prize
property lawfully appropriated in war.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


prize
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.


prize
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.

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  • Prize — (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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