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Government's right to seize property
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angary
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n. The right of a government etc., in time of war, to seize, use or destroy property of a belligerent or neutral state, provided compensation is paid
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Angary ( Lat. jus angariae ; Fr. droit d'angarie ; Ger. Angarie ; from the Gr. , angareia , "the office of an ( courier or messenger)") is the name given to the right of a belligerent (most commonly, a government or other party in conflict) to seize and ...
Usage examples of angary.
Governments resorted to the exercise of angary and expropriation to provide for troops, but it amounted to foraging and the people regarded it as such.