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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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prize, the name normally used to describe an enemy vessel captured at sea by a ship of war of a
privateer. The word is also used to describe
contraband cargo taken from a merchant ship and
condemned in prize by a Court of
Admiralty. In its strict and original legal definition, prize in Britain is entirely a right of the crown, and no man may share in prize except through the gift of the crown. Most other maritime nations had similar definitions of prize, limiting it by right to the ruling body from whom it issued by gift. With the growth of maritime trade, and therefore the increase in value of prize, nations passed their prize laws under which the taking and condemnation of prize cargoes was controlled. At the Hague Convention in 1907, international rules were adopted to regularize the capture of prize.
See also
prize money.
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Prizes.(Announcements)
Magazine article from: American Studies International; 10/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...more than one MLA prize. Shipping labels...the names of the prizes for which the books...more than one MLA prize. Shipping labels...the names of the prizes for which the books...more than one MLA prize. Shipping labels...the names of the prizes for which the books...
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NELSON COLLEGE FOR GIRLS PRIZES
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 11/17/2000; 700+ words
; ...as anounced last night: SUBJECT PRIZES YEAR 11 Savage & Savage Chartered Accountants Prize for Accounting Anna Parker; PTA Prize for Alternative English Sarah Goodman; Ian McCully Builders Prize for Applied Mathematics Barbara Stephens...
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Prizes galore
Newspaper article from: The Manila Times; 10/18/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...He deserves one prize each for every year...history of Nobel Prizes, an individual has...deserves a World Chaos prizes he also deserves a 'Detainees Torturing Prize.' Former United...to create two more prizes - one for Osama and...Bush. To Osama the prize should be awarded...
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Prizes awarded to nineteen kids total $43,455. (Woman's Day/Ore-Ida "Family Ties for Small Fries" Storywriting contest)(includes list of prize winners) (NEWS ADVISORY) (Pre-Ida Foods Inc.)
PR Newswire; 8/28/1990; 700+ words
; ...DESKS AND LIFESTYLE EDITOR: PRIZES AWARDED TO NINETEEN KIDS TOTAL...finalists, including a grand prize winner, were selected to qualify for prizes totaling $43,455. Matthew...Texas, age 7, was the Grand Prize winner of a $25,000 zero...
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PRIZES DOMAIN OFFERS INSTANT MILLION DOLLAR TOP PRIZE FOR USERS ON THE INTERNET
PR Newswire; 4/2/1996; 700+ words
; ...based division of RealTIME Prizes Network, Inc.(tm...today its launch of the "Prizes Domain" Web site, a first-of- a-kind, all prize network. RealTIME develops...according to RealTIME Prizes Network, Inc. President...
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 "The People (London, England)")
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A PRIZE FOR EVERY READER; LUCKY BAGS ARE HERE... WITH THE CHANCE TO WIN A STAGGERING pounds 10,000; And that's GUARANTEED.(Competitions/Offers)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 7/11/1999; 700+ words
; ...with the Mystery Prize panels printed on...another three mystery prizes. You may have won...won any of these prizes. STEP FIVE: If...instructions on your Mystery Prize panel as printed...miss your Mystery Prize. STEP EIGHT: Remember that some prizes will require you...
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Nelson College for Girls prize list
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 11/11/2005; 700+ words
; ...place-getters in all subjects. Subject prizes: PTA Prizes sponsored by the Nelson College for Girls Parent Teacher Association. Year 11: PTA Prize for English, Frankie Everitt; PTA Prize for Computer Studies, Francesca Harris...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Prizes still at a Premium.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/31/2005; 700+ words
; ...much is paid out in prizes from the draw depends on the return on the prize fund. This month...1 million jackpot prizes - before this month...sterling]1 million prize was awarded each...other end of the prize scale, there will...sterling]50,000 prizes next month, compared...
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The X PRIZE Foundation Announces New Member of Scientific Advisory Board for Genomics Prize.
Business Wire; 5/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...is an educational nonprofit prize institute whose mission is to...On October 4, 2004, the X PRIZE Foundation captured world headlines...win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has since expanded...space exploration to offer new prizes for breakthroughs in the health...
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X PRIZE Space Race Heats Up as Competitors Plan for First Manned Flight to Space.
PR Newswire; 12/4/2001; 680 words
; ST. LOUIS -- X PRIZE competitor Steven Bennett of Cheshire...Nova spacecraft, becoming the fourth X PRIZE entrant to successfully fly a spacecraft...his quest to capture the $10 million X PRIZE. The St. Louis-based X PRIZE Foundation...
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prize money
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
prize money, the net proceeds from the sale of ships and goods captured in prize and condemned in an Admiralty Court. In Britain, all prize captured at sea was forfeit to the crown, and was known as Droits of the Crown. Droits of Admiralty...
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Nobel Prize
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...may be one or more years in which a prize or prizes may not be awarded; this has happened most often with the Peace Prize. See the tables entitled Nobel Prizes and Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred...
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X Prize
Book article from: Space Sciences
...of the announcement of the Longitude prize, a practical clock was demonstrated...history of aviation contains hundreds of prizes that greatly advanced aircraft technology...aviation (and the one from which the X PRIZE is modeled) was the Orteig Prize...
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Nobel Peace Prize
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...of the other Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Committee...x201D; ). Since the prize ’ s inception...Norwegian nationals. Prize recipients, therefore...Over the years prizes have been given to...Recipients of the prize have included government...when the first prizes were awarded to ...
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Prize Courts
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PRIZE COURTS PRIZE COURTS derive their name...validity and disposition of "prizes," a term referring to...conducting seizures, the prize courts themselves are national...means of disposition of the prizes emanate from national law...
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