RULE OF 1756
\ɹˈuːl ɒv wˈɒn θˈa͡ʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹədən fˈɪftisˈɪks], \ɹˈuːl ɒv wˈɒn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹədən fˈɪftisˈɪks], \ɹ_ˈuː_l ɒ_v w_ˈɒ_n θ_ˈaʊ_z_ə_n_d s_ˈɛ_v_ə_n_h_ˈʌ_n_d_ɹ_ə_d_ə_n f_ˈɪ_f_t_i_s_ˈɪ_k_s]\
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A rule of international law laid down by the English Courts in the War of 1756, to the effect that where a European country has forbidden trade with its colonies in times of peace, it shall not open it to neutrals in time of war. In 1793 the English Prize Courts enforced this doctrine against American neutral carriers, the U.S. Government protesting.
By John Franklin Jameson
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