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- noun Plural form of
recaptor .
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Examples
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But as to English practice, the civilians of Doctors 'Commons certified in 1678 that the custom of the High Court of Admiralty was to restore the recaptured vessel to the first proprietor, with salvage of one-eighth to the recaptors
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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The recaptors were entitled to one-eighth for salvage if the vessel had been in enemy possession 24 hours, a fifth if
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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A moment later, when the Arethusa had followed his recaptors into the farther part of the house, the Cigarette found himself alone with his coffee in a ring of empty chairs and tables, all the lusty sportsmen huddled into corners, all their clamorous voices hushed in whispering, all their eyes shooting at him furtively as at a leper.
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A moment later, when the _Arethusa_ had followed his recaptors into the farther part of the house, the _Cigarette_ found himself alone with his coffee in a ring of empty chairs and tables, all the lusty sportsmen huddled into corners, all their clamorous voices hushed in whispering, all their eyes shooting at him furtively as at a leper.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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But we are informed by Captain M'Neil, that by the law of Massachusetts Bay, if a vessel is taken within twentyfour hours, one third goes to the recaptors; after twentyfour hours until seventytwo hours, one half; after seventytwo hours and before ninetysix hours, three quarters; and after ninety six hours, the whole.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I Jared Sparks 1827
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"Movable goods carried _intra praesidia_ of the enemy become clearly and fully his property, and consequently, if retaken, vest entirely in the recaptors.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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