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Wreck
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WreckMaritime law. A wreck (called in law Latin, wreccum maris, and in law French, wrec de mer,) signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, so as not to belong to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, but to the common law.
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Maritime
That which belongs to or is connected with the sea.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Wreck
Maritime law. A wreck (called in law Latin, wreccum maris, and in law French, wrec de mer,) signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, so as not to belong to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, but to the common law.
Shipwreck
The loss of a vessel at sea, either. by being swallowed up by the waves, by running against another vessel or thing at sea, or on the coast.
Sea
The ocean; the great mass of waters which surrounds the land, and which probably extends from pole to pole, covering nearly three quarters of the globe. Waters within the ebb and flow of the tide, are to be considered the sea.
County
Originally, a province governed by a count, - the earl or alderman to whom the government of the shire was entrusted. 1 Bl. Com. 116.
Belong
In statutes referring to inhabitancy, the poor, etc., designates the place of a person's legal settlement, not merely his place of residence.
Jurisdiction
Practice. A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to take cognizance of, and decide causes according to law, and to carry his sentence into execution. The tract of land or district within which a judge or magistrate has jurisdiction, is called his territory, and his power in relation to his territory is called his territorial jurisdiction.
Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.
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Wreck removal
The operation of clearing navigable waters of sunken vessels or other submerged objects which threaten the safety of navigation. Wreck removal claims are frequently secured by special legislative rights (supra) of detention, sale and/or forfeiture, under national law.
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Working days
In settling laydays or days of demurrage, sometimes the contract specifies working days in the computation, Sundays and custom-house holidays are excluded.
Workman
One who labors, one who is employed to do business for another.
Worship
1) The honor and homage rendered to the Creator. 2) English law.A title or addition given to certain persons.
Worthiest of blood
All expression to designate that, in descent, the sons are to be preferred to daughters, which is the law of England. See some singular reasons given for this
Wound
Medical jur. This term, in legal medicine, comprehends all lesions of the body, and in this it differs from the meaning of the word when used in surgery. The latter only refers to a solution of continuity, while the former comprises not only these, but also every other kind of accident, such as bruises, contusions, fractures, dislocations, and the like.
Wreck
Wreck removal
The operation of clearing navigable waters of sunken vessels or other submerged objects which threaten the safety of navigation. Wreck removal claims are frequently secured by special legislative rights (supra) of detention, sale and/or forfeiture, under national law.
Writ
An official court document, signed by a judge or bearing an official court seal, which commands the person to whom it is addressed, to do something specific. That "person" is typically either a sheriff (who may be instructed to seize property, for example) or a defendant (for whom the writ is the first notice of formal legal action. In these cases, the writ would command the person to answer the charges laid out in the suit, or else judgment may be made against them in their absence).
Writ de arbitratione facta
In the ancient English law, when an action was brought for the same cause of action which had been before settled by arbitration, this writ was brought.
Writ de bono et malo
An ancient writ which was issued in the case of each prisoner, instead of a general commission of general jail delivery for all the prisoners. This writ has not been used for a very long time, and is obsolete.
Writ de curia claudenda
English law. The name of a writ, used to compel a party to enclose his land.
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Maritime
That which belongs to or is connected with the sea.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Wreck
Maritime law. A wreck (called in law Latin, wreccum maris, and in law French, wrec de mer,) signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, so as not to belong to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, but to the common law.
Shipwreck
The loss of a vessel at sea, either. by being swallowed up by the waves, by running against another vessel or thing at sea, or on the coast.
Sea
The ocean; the great mass of waters which surrounds the land, and which probably extends from pole to pole, covering nearly three quarters of the globe. Waters within the ebb and flow of the tide, are to be considered the sea.
County
Originally, a province governed by a count, - the earl or alderman to whom the government of the shire was entrusted. 1 Bl. Com. 116.
Belong
In statutes referring to inhabitancy, the poor, etc., designates the place of a person's legal settlement, not merely his place of residence.
Jurisdiction
Practice. A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to take cognizance of, and decide causes according to law, and to carry his sentence into execution. The tract of land or district within which a judge or magistrate has jurisdiction, is called his territory, and his power in relation to his territory is called his territorial jurisdiction.
Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Wreck removal
The operation of clearing navigable waters of sunken vessels or other submerged objects which threaten the safety of navigation. Wreck removal claims are frequently secured by special legislative rights (supra) of detention, sale and/or forfeiture, under national law.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Working days
In settling laydays or days of demurrage, sometimes the contract specifies working days in the computation, Sundays and custom-house holidays are excluded.
Workman
One who labors, one who is employed to do business for another.
Worship
1) The honor and homage rendered to the Creator. 2) English law.A title or addition given to certain persons.
Worthiest of blood
All expression to designate that, in descent, the sons are to be preferred to daughters, which is the law of England. See some singular reasons given for this
Wound
Medical jur. This term, in legal medicine, comprehends all lesions of the body, and in this it differs from the meaning of the word when used in surgery. The latter only refers to a solution of continuity, while the former comprises not only these, but also every other kind of accident, such as bruises, contusions, fractures, dislocations, and the like.
Wreck
Wreck removal
The operation of clearing navigable waters of sunken vessels or other submerged objects which threaten the safety of navigation. Wreck removal claims are frequently secured by special legislative rights (supra) of detention, sale and/or forfeiture, under national law.
Writ
An official court document, signed by a judge or bearing an official court seal, which commands the person to whom it is addressed, to do something specific. That "person" is typically either a sheriff (who may be instructed to seize property, for example) or a defendant (for whom the writ is the first notice of formal legal action. In these cases, the writ would command the person to answer the charges laid out in the suit, or else judgment may be made against them in their absence).
Writ de arbitratione facta
In the ancient English law, when an action was brought for the same cause of action which had been before settled by arbitration, this writ was brought.
Writ de bono et malo
An ancient writ which was issued in the case of each prisoner, instead of a general commission of general jail delivery for all the prisoners. This writ has not been used for a very long time, and is obsolete.
Writ de curia claudenda
English law. The name of a writ, used to compel a party to enclose his land.
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