navicert

/ ˈnævɪˌsɜːt /

noun

1. a certificate specifying the contents of a neutral ship's cargo, issued esp in time of war by a blockading power

Word History and Origins

Origin of navicert¹

C20: from Latin nāvi ( s ) ship + cert ( ificate )

Example Sentences

I asked him what he thought of the suggestion by some senators that we begin using such tactics as “blacklisting” and reinforcement of the navicert controls that had been used in World Wars I and II, against some of the smaller nations which now oppose us.

From Literature

In London the Ministry of Economic Warfare announced that it would grant a blanket navicert to the American Red Cross for a shipment of food and medical supplies to France and Spain.

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