maritime lien

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• lien

  lĭēn, ēnis, and liēnis, is, m. (gen. plur. lienum, Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 121) [for plien; Sanscr. plīha...

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• Lien

  ·- of <<Lie>>. II. Lien (·obs ·p.p.) of Lie. ·see <<Lain>>. III. Lien ·noun A legal claim; a charg...

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• lien

  A claim to property, and a consequent right of retention. But ships cannot be the subjects of a spec...

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• Maritime

  ·adj Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shippi...

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• maritime

  Pertaining to sea affairs: all but synonymous with marine (which see.) ...

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• Floating lien

  ·add. ·- A charge, lien, ·etc., that successively attaches to such assets as a person may have from ...

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• Vendor's lien

  ·add. ·- An implied lien (that is, one not created by mortgage or other express agreement) given in ...

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• maritime country

  A country which has its shores washed by the sea. ...

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• maritime interest

  See bottomry. ...

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• maritime law

  That branch of international law, or the law of nations, which consists of general principles, chief...

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• maritime positions

  The intersection of the geographical co-ordinates of the latitudes and longitudes of places on the g...

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• maritime powers

  Those states which possess harbours, &c., on the coasts, and a powerful navy to defend them. ...

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