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Cartel : (noun)
1: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit
competition by controlling the production and
distribution of a product or service; "they set up the
trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate
trust, combine]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cartel : \Car*tel"\, n. [F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper,
dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st Card.]
1. (Mil.) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange
of prisoners. --Wilhelm.
2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single
combat. [Obs.]
He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., --Sir W.
Scott.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cartel, or Cartel ship, a ship employed in the exchange
of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a
ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cartel : \Car"tel\, v. t.
To defy or challenge. [Obs.]
You shall cartel him. --B. Jonson.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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CARTEL,war. An agreement between two belligerent powers for the delivery of
prisoners or deserters, and also a written challenge to a duel.
2.Cartel : ship, is a ship commissioned in time of war, to exchange
prisoners, or to carry any proposals between hostile powers; she must carry
no cargo, ammunitions, or implements of war, except a single gun for
signals. The conduct of ships of this description cannot be too narrowly
watched. The service on which they are sent is so highly important to the
interests of humanity, that it is peculiarly incumbent on all parties to
take care that it should be conducted in such a manner as not to become a
subject of jealousy and distrust between the two nations. 4 Rob. R. 357.
Vide Merl. Rep. b. t.; Dane's Ab. c. 40, a. 6, 7; Pet. C. C. R. 106; 3 C.
Rob. 141 C. Rob. 336; 1 Dods. R. 60.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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