Admiralty

·noun The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.

II. Admiralty ·noun The office or jurisdiction of an Admiral.

III. Admiralty ·noun The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.

IV. Admiralty ·noun The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.

V. Admiralty ·noun The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

admiralty
An office for the administration of naval affairs, presided over by a lord high-admiral, whether the...

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admiralty court
The constitution of this court relatively to the legislative power of the king in council, is analog...

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admiralty midshipman
Formerly one who, having served the appointed time, and passed his examination for lieutenant, was a...

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admiralty black-book
See black-book of the admiralty. ...

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droits of admiralty
Rights, or rather perquisites, which flowed originally from the king by grant or usage, and now rese...

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vice-admiralty courts
Branches of the High Court of Admiralty, instituted for carrying on the like duties in several of ou...

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black-book of the admiralty
An imaginary record of offences. Also, a document of great authority in naval law, as it contains th...

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commissioners, lords, of the admiralty
In general the crown appoints five or seven commissioners for executing the office of lord high-admi...

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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see). ...

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register of vice-admiralty court
Not responsible for money transmitted under proper precautions, and in the usual course of business,...

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