admiralty
noun
ad·mi·ral·ty
ˈad-m(ə-)rəl-tē 
1
capitalized
: the executive department or officers formerly having general authority over British naval affairs
2
: the court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law
also
: the system of law administered by admiralty courts
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In April, the two firms had taken action to shield themselves from liability, citing the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, according to Lawrence Brennan, a professor of admiralty and international maritime law at Fordham University School of Law in New York who spoke to Fortune at the time.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Civil forfeiture laws in the U.S. date back to English admiralty law.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Armed with that information, the team examined the admiralty charts in the area and scanned the seabed in the local area in attempt to find the ship.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
Lawrence Brennan, a longtime admiralty lawyer based in New Jersey, said these kinds of legal battles are not uncommon or even unprecedented.
—Michael Kunzelman, arkansasonline.com, 21 June 2024
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Civil forfeiture laws in the U.S. date back to English admiralty law.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Armed with that information, the team examined the admiralty charts in the area and scanned the seabed in the local area in attempt to find the ship.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
Lawrence Brennan, a longtime admiralty lawyer based in New Jersey, said these kinds of legal battles are not uncommon or even unprecedented.
—Michael Kunzelman, arkansasonline.com, 21 June 2024
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“Admiralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admiralty. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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admiralty
noun
ad·mi·ral·ty
ˈad-mə-rəl-tē
: the court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law
also
: maritime law
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