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Finally, shanghaiing was made possible by the existence of boarding masters, whose job was to find crews for ships. Boarding masters were paid "by the body", and thus had a strong incentive to place as many seamen on ships as possible. [11] This pay was called "blood money", and was just one of the revenue streams available. [14]
Pieces are removed during capture rather than at the end of the move, which means a capture may be "opened up" mid-move by capturing a different piece earlier in the move. The game ends when one player cannot move their pieces, either because they have been hemmed in and cannot make a legal move, or because all of their pieces were captured.
Extraordinary rendition is a euphemism for state-sponsored kidnapping in another jurisdiction and transfer to a third state. The phrase usually refers to a United States-led program used during the War on Terror, [1] which had the purpose of circumventing the source country's laws on interrogation, detention, extradition and/or torture.
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Overwatch: tactical technique in which one unit is positioned in a vantage position to provide perimeter surveillance and immediate fire support for another friendly unit. [7] Patrolling; Parthian shot; Phalanx; Pickets (or picquets): sentries or advance troops specifically tasked with early warning of contact with the enemy. A soldier who has ...
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In chess, en passant (French: [ɑ̃ pasɑ̃], lit. "in passing") describes the capture by a pawn of an enemy pawn on the same rank and an adjacent file that has just made an initial two-square advance. [2] [3] This is a special case in the rules of chess. The capturing pawn moves to the square that the enemy pawn passed over, as if the enemy ...
He and another man were rescued that day; the bodies of two more were recovered Wednesday. The remaining four have not been found but are presumed dead. “All of the men were on a break in their ...