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Angary
UK
/ˈæŋɡəri/
US
/ˈæŋɡəri/
Translation of "angary" into Russian
angary
Noun
UK
/ˈæŋɡəri/
US
/ˈæŋɡəri/
angary
angaries pl
право ангари
The government exercised its right of angary during the war.
Правительство воспользовалось своим правом ангари во время войны.
Definitions
angary
Noun
UK
/ˈæŋɡəri/
US
/ˈæŋɡəri/
The right of a belligerent state to seize or use neutral property, especially ships, for military purposes during wartime.
During the conflict, the government exercised its right of angary to requisition foreign vessels for transporting troops.
Compulsory service, labour, or requisition imposed by an authority; the exaction of forced assistance or property.
The villagers resented the angary that obliged them to haul supplies for the advancing troops.