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σύλη
σύλη .σύλη, ἡ, the right of seizing the ship or cargo of a foreign merchant, to cover losses received through him: generally, the right of seizure, right of reprisal, mostly in pl. σῦλαι or σῦλα; σύλας διδόναι τινὶ κατά τινος Dem.; ὅπου σῦλαι μὴ ὦσιν Ἀθηναίοις where the Athenians have [to fear] no right of seizure, ap. Dem.; σῦλα ποιεῖσθαι to exercise this right, Lys.

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the right of seizing the ship

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σύλη .σύλη, ἡ, the right of seizing the ship or cargo of a foreign merchant, to cover losses received through him: generally, the right of seizure, right of reprisal, mostly in pl. σῦλαι or σῦλα; σύλας διδόναι τινὶ κατά τινος Dem.; ὅπου σῦλαι μὴ ὦσιν Ἀθηναίοις where the Athenians have [to fear] no right of seizure, ap. Dem.; σῦλα ποιεῖσθαι to exercise this right, Lys.
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30710
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n30745
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