mare clausum

[ mair-ee klaw-suhm, mahr-ey; Latin mah-re klou-soom ]

noun
  1. a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.

Origin of mare clausum

1
1645–55; <Latin: closed sea

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mare clausum

/ (ˈmɑːreɪ ˈklaʊsʊm) /


noun
  1. law a sea coming under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others: Compare mare liberum

Origin of mare clausum

1
Latin: closed sea

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