Trading with the enemy
# Trading with the enemy

Trading with the enemy is a legal term of English origin that is used with a number of related meanings. It refers to:

* An offence at common law and under statute
* A ground for condemnation of ships in prize proceedings
* A ground for illegality and nullity in contract

## United Kingdom

The statutory offence is now created by section 1 of the Trading with the Enemy Act 1939.

