captor
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Before the captor could take title to a vessel, he would have to bring the ship into port and have it condemned before a prize court, which would determine the lawfulness of the capture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Under prize law, the vessels and cargo become the property of the captor and would be auctioned for profit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Since her disappearance, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted multiple videos on social media, including making direct appeals to their mother's captor.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Under the fugitive slave laws, the burden of proof belonged not to the captor but to the captured.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2025
He peered up to see his captor standing over him, a concrete ceiling and walls behind him, fluorescent lights on either side.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
Yet they proved fearsome captors, armed with long spears tipped with shark teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
In some moments, Petrović even managed to see the humanity in his captors, despite his discomfort and constant fear of being killed.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings shared an emotional video pleading with their mother’s potential captors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The family of the kidnapped mother of a top US TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday, after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Something about his aura reminded an observer of an ill-treated dog just escaped from his captors.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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