mare liberum

[mair-ee lib-er-uhm, mahr-ey; Lat. mah-re lee-be-room]

ma·re li·be·rum

[mair-ee lib-er-uhm, mahr-ey; Lat. mah-re lee-be-room]
noun
a body of navigable water to which all nations have unrestricted access.
Compare mare clausum.


Origin:
1645–55; < Latin: free sea
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Mare liberum has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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mare liberum (ˈmɑːreɪ ˈliːbərʊm)
 
n
law Compare mare clausum a sea open to navigation by shipping of all nations
 
[Latin: free sea]

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