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• Prize (law) — Prize is a term used in admiralty law to refer to equipment, vehicles, and vessels captured during armed conflict. The most common use of prize in this sense is the capture of an enemy ship and its cargo. In the past, it was common that the… …   Wikipedia

• prize money — noun any money given as a prize (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑prize, ↑award * * * noun 1. a. : a part of the proceeds of a captured ship or other property taken as a prize that was formerly divided among the officers and men of the ship making the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Obtained — Obtain Ob*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtaining}.] [F. obtenir, L. obtinere; ob (see {Ob }) + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hold; to keep; to possess. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His mother, then, is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• prize money — n. money won or given as a prize; money obtained through the sale of plunder …   English contemporary dictionary

• prize — praɪz n. award, reward, trophy, item won in a competition; booty, loot, plunder; acquisition, property that has been obtained from others v. appreciate, esteem, respect, hold in high regard; estimate value, appraise, assess worth adj. valuable,… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Gdynia Literary Prize — Grand Gala GLP A.D. 2007 Prize winners GLP A.D. 2008 during Grand Gala (from left: Adam Wiedemann, Piotr Marec …   Wikipedia

• Nobel Prize — The Nobel Prize …   Wikipedia

• Turner Prize — The Turner Prize, named after the painter J.M.W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under 50. It is organized by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United… …   Wikipedia

• Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards — The Pulitzer Prize jury has the option of awarding special citations where they consider necessary.Journalism awards* 1924: A special prize of $1000 was awarded to the widow of Frank I. Cobb, New York World , in recognition of the distinction of… …   Wikipedia

• 1955 Pulitzer Prize — The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1955. Journalism Awards *Public Service: **The Columbus Ledger and Sunday Ledger Enquirer , for its complete news coverage and fearless editorial attack on widespread corruption in neighboring Phenix City …   Wikipedia

• 1951 Pulitzer Prize — The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1951.Journalism Awards*Public Service: ** The Miami Herald and the Brooklyn Eagle , for their crime reporting during the year. *Local Reporting: ** Edward S. Montgomery of the San Francisco Examiner , for …   Wikipedia