mare clausum
a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.
Origin of mare clausum
1- Compare mare liberum.
Words Nearby mare clausum
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How to use mare clausum in a sentence
In mare clausum John Selden endeavoured to prove that the sea was practically as capable of appropriation as territory.
mare clausum merely means the place where they catch the seals, you know; mare, Latin for sea.
This doctrine in the History of International Law is known as that of mare clausum, or “closed sea.”
A History of the Philippines | David P. BarrowsSelden's mare clausum was a reply, written by the king's command, to the Mare liberum.
History of Holland | George EdmundsonWhence it is clear that Denmark had given Napoleon grounds for hoping that she would declare the Baltic a mare clausum.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) | John Holland Rose
British Dictionary definitions for mare clausum
/ (ˈmɑːreɪ ˈklaʊsʊm) /
law a sea coming under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others: Compare mare liberum
Origin of mare clausum
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