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–noun International Law.
the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.

Origin:
1810–20
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n.   pl. rights of search
The right of a warring nation to stop a neutral vessel on the high seas and search it for contraband.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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