affreightment

British  

/ əˈfreɪtmənt /

noun

1. a contract hiring a ship to carry goods

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Etymology

Origin of affreightment

C19: from French affréter to charter a ship, from fret _freight

Example Sentences

Charter-party, ch�rt′ėr-p�r′ti, n. the common written form in which the contract of affreightment is expressed—viz. the hiring of the whole or part of a ship for the conveyance of goods.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The Court thereupon proceeded to hold that admiralty had jurisdiction in personam as well as in rem, over controversies arising out of contracts of affreightment between New York and Providence.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel

I said, upon the business of the apportioning the affreightment of the Saracen's Head.

From Idonia: A Romance of Old London by Wallis, Arthur F.

It must not be supposed that even these primary obligations, which are introduced into every contract of affreightment not by express terms of the contract.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The law with regard to the contract of affreightment is, of course, a branch of the general law of contract.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg