+A **Letter Of Marque** was a government commission empowering private citizens, known as [Privateer](/wiki/privateer)s, to attack and capture enemy merchant shipping. This legal authorization allowed them to seize enemy property as a [Prize](/wiki/prize) during wartime, blurring the lines between sanctioned warfare and state-sponsored predation on the high seas.
+## See also
+- [Privateer](/wiki/privateer)
+- [Piracy](/wiki/piracy)
+- [Buccaneer](/wiki/buccaneer)
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