CARTEL

cartel. Cartel, n. an agreement made beween enemies

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Car‐tel″ (?), n. [[F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper, dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st Card.]] 1. 1. (Mil.) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners. Wilhelm.
2. 2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat.
He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., Sir W. Scott. 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.