noun
- plural of comprisal; acts or instances of comprising or including something as a component or part
- plural of comprisal; seizures or captures, especially of goods or property (archaic/legal)
Usage: rare; formal
Usage: archaic; legal
Examples
- The comprisals of various minerals in the rock sample were analyzed by the geologist.
- Historical records documented the comprisals of merchant vessels during wartime.
- The contract specified the comprisals of all equipment and materials included in the sale.
- Medieval law texts describe comprisals of property by feudal lords.
- The museum's collection comprisals span multiple centuries and cultures.