PREFERRED TERM
617Privateering
BROADER CONCEPT
RELATED CONCEPTS
ENTRY TERMS
- Corsairing
SCOPE NOTE
- The conduct of sea raids by private persons or companies in times of war. Privateering involves raids sanctioned by a state and aims at profiteering through the seizure of merchant vessels flying the flag of an enemy state.
SOURCE
- Lane 2010
CONTRIBUTOR
- Tzedopoulos Giorgos (AA)
CREATOR
- Tzedopoulos Giorgos (AA)
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Κουρσαρική δράση
Greek
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/617
