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Before the captor could take title to a vessel, he would have to bring the ship into port and have it condemned before a prize court, which would determine the lawfulness of the capture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Under prize law, the vessels and cargo become the property of the captor and would be auctioned for profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Since their mother's disappearance, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted multiple videos on social media, including making direct appeals to their mother's captor.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

That was the case with the tall and lean Ebrahim Azizi, who appears as Eghbal, the man the group believes was their ruthless captor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

He peered up to see his captor standing over him, a concrete ceiling and walls behind him, fluorescent lights on either side.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

Nigeria's military says it has freed all 44 pupils and teachers who were abducted two months ago from schools in the southern state of Oyo, and arrested some of their captors.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Yet they proved fearsome captors, armed with long spears tipped with shark teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

The family of the kidnapped mother of a top US TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday, after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

We’re not rooting for her or her internet brain-rotted captors and ultimately, we leave the film barely rooting for humankind’s survival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

I would not, under any circumstances, seem despairing or even disappointed to my captors.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela