Letter of Marque and Reprisal
this was the name of the contract developed by the Alliance to define the relationship between themselves and the privateers they employed to acquire supplies and harass Imperial convoys. Fleet command, Ordnance and Supply, and the Alliance's support services were allowed to issue letters of marque on behalf of the Alliance, although they were most often issued from Ordnance and Supply because that branch of the Alliance was closest to the project to employ privateers.