war booty
Seized enemy possessions
War booty is property seized from an enemy during armed conflict—weapons, supplies, treasure, or other valuables taken by victorious forces.
The term carries historical weight, evoking images of plundering armies and spoils of conquest: The soldiers divided the war booty among themselves.
In modern usage, it sometimes appears in discussions of cultural artifacts taken during wartime and debates about their return.
- slavesPersons owned by others
- human cargoPeople moved as property
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- goldElement seventy-nine
- blood diamondsGems mined to fund warfare
jewels · paintings · territory · relics · mosaics · hostages · armor · spices · coins · looted art · tapestries · weapons · flags · sculptures · concubines · trophy wife · banners · forced laborers
- arts lawart fraud, fair use, intellectual property, looted art, restitution claims
- war spoilsplunder, pillage, loot, privateering, letters of marque
- prize lawprize court, prize money, prize fund, condemnation, admiralty
- Roman honorslaurel wreath, triumph, ovation, torques, torque
war bootymerchandise
Commercial products offered
fair trade · gift · inherited property · inheritance · barter
war bootywar reparations
Compensation from defeated nation
indemnity · restitution · tribute · war debt · ransom
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