angary
[ang-guh-ree]
noun International Law.
the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
Origin of angary
1875–80; < Late Latin angaria service to a lord < Greek angareía couriership, equivalent to ángaros official courier (< Old Persian) + -eia -y3
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Historical Examples of angary
Whatever the extent of the right of angary may be, it does not derive from the law of neutrality.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)Lassa Francis Oppenheim
But the right of angary itself is rather a right deriving from the law of war.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)Lassa Francis Oppenheim
This practice is called "angary" or "prestation," and is by most jurists either condemned or regarded with disfavor.
International LawGeorge Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
angary
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Word Origin for angary
C19: from French angarie, from Late Latin angaria enforced service, from Greek angareia office of a courier, from angaros courier, of Persian origin
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