admiralty law

Noun

Meaning

the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

maritime law marine law equity jurisprudence martial law law of the sea in the area of the law of the sea maritime act shipping law maritime laws coastal law continental shelf law exclusive economic zone law fisheries law international maritime law

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Hypernyms

international law law of nations

Examples

Regardless, the men were tried with their comrades in Williamsburg's Capitol building, under admiralty law, on 12 March 1719. Source: Internet

While seventeenth-century English admiralty law allowed captains great leeway in using violence against their crew, outright murder was not permitted. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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