prize cases

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Definition of prize cases in English English dictionary

(1863) Legal dispute in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Pres. Abraham Lincoln's seizure of ships (prizes). In April 1861, three months before Congress declared a state of war, Lincoln authorized a blockade of Confederate ports. In that three-month period, several merchant ships ran the blockade and were captured by the Union navy. The legality of the seizures was challenged in court; on appeal, the Supreme Court ruled that the president had acted legally to resist insurrection, sanctioning presidential use of emergency powers

Turkish pronunciation

prayz keysız

Pronunciation

/ˈprīz ˈkāsəz/ /ˈpraɪz ˈkeɪsəz/