admiralty
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈæd.mɪr.əl.ti/
- Formal
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derecho marítimo
- American Export Lines, Inc. is a case all admiralty law professors love to teach and all admiralty law students love to read.
- admiralty court
- vice-admiralty
And it also was announced that anyone who failed to pay the tax would be tried in vice Admiralty courts rather than in local courts.
- And it also was announced that anyone who failed to pay the tax would be tried in vice Admiralty courts rather than in local courts.
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The Republic of Korea does not operate a special and independent admiralty court as of today.
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Why did he bring his suit in an obscure municipal court when one of the nation's foremost admiralty courts (the Southern District of New York) was just two blocks away?
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As such, he came to his new position with no knowledge of admiralty law.
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- I'll swear you wrote them... ...before any admiralty court.
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And it also was announced that anyone who failed to pay the tax would be tried in vice Admiralty courts rather than in local courts.
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You find more admiralty lawyers in Florida than in Utah.
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During the year 2015, there was a campaign to establish an admiralty court by several entities including the Korean Maritime Law Association, the Korean Shipowners' Association, and the Korea University School of Law Maritime Law Research Centre.
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Pennsylvania merchant William Logan had business before the improvised Frederica vice-admiralty court in 1745 and was unimpressed by the experience.
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In the field of admiralty law, judges often have to interpret international treaties that govern shipping.
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The lawyers specializing in admiralty law have unique expertise in handling cases related to maritime accidents.
Synonyms
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6.0
Law about ships, navigation, and trade at sea
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7.9
Rules that deal with ships, boats, and activities at sea
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5.3
Rules that control activities at sea, including shipping and fishing
Compounds
An island near Juneau in southeast Alaska with many brown bears and dense forests
- Archaic
An old measure of distance used at sea that equals 6,080 feet, about 1,853 metres
- Specialized
A metal made from copper, zinc, and tin that resists damage from sea water
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Admiralty in law is named after the admiral's office, again from Arabic amīr 'commander' and al- 'the', because judges for sea matters were once under the admiral's authority, so admiralty law is the set of rules about ships and shipping.