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Admiralty — Ad mi*ral*ty, n.; pl. {Admiralties}. [F. amiraut[ e], for an older amiralt[ e], office of admiral, fr. LL. admiralitas. See {Admiral}.] 1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. The department or officers having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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admiralty — ad·mi·ral·ty / ad mə rəl tē/ n: the court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law; also: maritime law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
admiralty and maritime law — A field of law relating to, and arising from, the practice of the admiralty courts (tribunals that exercise jurisdiction over all contracts, torts (See tort law), offenses, or injuries within maritime law) that regulates and settles special… … Law dictionary
jurisdiction — ju·ris·dic·tion /ˌju̇r əs dik shən/ n [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1: the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) to be… … Law dictionary
admiralty courts — n. Federal courts exercising jurisdiction over admiralty and maritime matters. However, in some matters, the Congress has granted concurrent jurisdiction to the state courts. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction — n. Jurisdiction over events happening on the seas, oceans, and navigable waters. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
Jurisdiction in rem — (Latin, power about or against the thing ) is a legal term describing the power a court may exercise over property (either real or personal) or a status against a person over whom the court does not have in personam jurisdiction . Jurisdiction in … Wikipedia
Admiralty of Amsterdam — The Admiralty of Amsterdam was the largest of the five Dutch admiralties at the time of the Dutch Republic. The administration of the various Admiralties was strongly influenced by provincial interests. The territory for which Amsterdam was… … Wikipedia
