prize prize

  • 11Prize ring — Prize Prize (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also …

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  • 12Prize indemnity insurance — is indemnification insurance for a promotion in which the participants are offered the chance to win prizes. Instead of keeping cash reserves to cover large prizes, the promoter pays a premium to an insurance company, which then reimburses the… …

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  • 13Prize Bingo — is a game derived from standard Bingo games which is particularly popular in UK seaside resorts. Rather than winning cash prizes as per normal bingo, Prize Bingo instead offers points to the winner of each game which can be redeemed in a… …

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  • 14Prize (law) — Prize is a term used in admiralty law to refer to equipment, vehicles, and vessels captured during armed conflict. The most common use of prize in this sense is the capture of an enemy ship and its cargo. In the past, it was common that the… …

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  • 15Prize rules — or cruiser rules govern the taking of prizes: vessels captured on the high seas during war. They are intertwined with the blockade rules. Customary rules were originally laid down in the days of sailing ships. These were supplemented by various… …

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  • 16prize — n 1: property (as a ship) lawfully captured in time of war 2: the wartime capture of a ship and its cargo at sea Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 17prize law — During times of war, belligerent states may attempt to interfere with maritime commerce to prevent ships from carrying goods that will aid the war effort of an opponent. After ships are captured and brought to a friendly port, a local tribunal… …

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  • 18Prize philanthropy — is a term used to define individuals and foundations that provide the financial support to create and run inducement prize competitions. Inducement prize competitions have been gaining popularity because of the leverage they provide to find… …

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  • 19prize-winning — prize .winning adj [only before noun] a prize winning thing or person has won a prize ▪ a prize winning novel ▪ a prize winning pianist >prize winner n …

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  • 20prize-giving — UK US noun [countable] [singular prize giving plural prize givings] british a ceremony where prizes are given, usually in a school Thesaurus: school or university yearhyponym degrees and other a …

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