maritime law

noun

the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.

First recorded in 1860–65

Other parts of the law of nations, the maritime law especially, require improvement.

Under British maritime law, any member of the crew deserting ship in a foreign port can be arrested.

Hence Mackay would go there to make this declaration of damage by storm, called in maritime law a protest.

On the subject of maritime law, has he not stated things which before were unheard of?

This is one of the difficulties of making the proposals respecting maritime law.

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