Prize Court
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A court of law set up in time of war to examine the validity of capture of ships and goods made at sea by the navy.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Prize Court” mean?
A court of law set up in time of war to examine the validity of capture of ships and goods made at sea by the navy.
Is “Prize Court” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.