condamnation d'une prise

CONT: Confiscation is the act of the sovereign against a rebellious subject; condemnation as prize is the act of a belligerent against another belligerent. The former may be effected by such means as the sovereign through legal channels may please to adopt: the latter can be made only in accordance with principles recognized in the common jurisprudence of the world. Both are in rem; but confiscation recognizes the title of the original owner, while in prize the tenure of the property is qualified, provisional and destitute of absolute ownership ...