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right of visit and search — see right of visit * * * right of visit or right of visit and search, Especially British. right of search … Useful english dictionary
visit and search — The right of a belligerent growing out of the greater right of capture, being the right to visit and search a neutral vessel on the high seas for goods of the enemy and contraband of war which such vessel may be carrying. 56AmJ1stWar § 152. The… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Visit and Search — is the right of a belligerent warship, under certain conditions, to board a neutral merchant ship in order to verify its true character.According to the U.S. Navy,: Under the law of armed conflict, belligerent warships or aircraft may visit and… … Wikipedia
right of visitation and search — see right of visit … Useful english dictionary
right of visit — or right of visit and search or right of visitation and search : right of search * * * right of visit or right of visit and search, Especially British. right of search … Useful english dictionary
visit — /viz it/, v.t. 1. to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris. 2. to stay with as a guest. 3.… … Universalium
search — searchable, adj. searchableness, n. searcher, n. /serrch/, v.t. 1. to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter … Universalium
right of approach — The right of a belligerent to visit a ship at sea to determine her nationality. The right to visit and search merchant ships on the high seas, whatever be the ships, the cargoes, the destinations, is an incontestable right of the lawfully… … Ballentine's law dictionary
visit — /ˈvɪzət / (say vizuht) verb (t) 1. to go to see (a person, place, etc.) in the way of friendship, ceremony, duty, business, curiosity, or the like. 2. to call upon (a person, family, etc.) for social or other purposes. 3. to make a stay or… …
search — consists of looking for or seeking out that which is otherwise concealed from view. People v. Carlson, Colo., 677 P.2d 310, 316. An examination of a person s house or other buildings or premises, or of his person, or of his vehicle, aircraft, etc … Black's law dictionary
