angary
/ˈæŋɡəri/
noun
- The right of a nation at war to seize or destroy neutral property, especially ships, for military use, with compensation to the owner.
- Under international law, angary allows a country to use neutral vessels in an emergency.
- The shipping company protested the angary of their fleet during the conflict.
- The government invoked angary to commandeer the neutral cargo ships.
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