war prize
Victor's claimed goods
A war prize is property captured from an enemy during armed conflict—ships, weapons, territory, or valuables seized by the victor.
Historically, naval vessels taken in battle were common war prizes, with elaborate legal systems governing their distribution among captors.
The term extends to any spoils of war: The museum displayed war prizes from the colonial campaigns.
- spoilsSeized war gains
- plunderGoods seized violently
- lootStolen valuables
- ill-gotten gainsWealth obtained dishonestly
- trophyAward for winning
booty · conquest · captive · bounty · pillage · ransack · victor · treasure · looted art · seized · captured · slave · artifact · gold · triumph · vanquished · sacking · stolen
- Trojan WarTroy, Achilles, Hector, Helen, Odysseus
- Privateeringletter of marque, marque
- prize lawcondemnation, admiralty, contraband goods, contraband, privateering