angaries
/ˈæŋɡəriz/
noun
- The plural of angary; rights of a belligerent state to seize or destroy neutral property for military purposes, with compensation.
- The legal team debated whether the seizure fell under angaries or was an act of piracy.
- The government invoked angaries to commandeer the neutral ships during the war.
- International law limits the use of angaries to cases of urgent military necessity.