- merchant seamen
- Men employed on private vessels of any nation, as distinguished from men employed on public vessels or in naval forces. United States v Sullivan (CC Ore) 43 F 602, 604.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
merchant seamen
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