affreightment
/ (əˈfreɪtmənt) /
noun
a contract hiring a ship to carry goods
Origin of affreightment
1C19: from French affréter to charter a ship, from fret freight
Words Nearby affreightment
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How to use affreightment in a sentence
In bills of lading it is usual to except it from the shipowners' liability (see affreightment).
The carriage of goods by sea is subject to special regulations (see affreightment).
Charter-party, chrt′ėr-pr′ti, n. the common written form in which the contract of affreightment is expressed—viz.
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