admiralty

American  

[ad-mer-uhl-tee] / ˈæd mər əl ti /

noun

• admiralties
  plural

1. the office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

2. the officials or the department of state having charge of naval affairs, as in Great Britain.

3. a court dealing with maritime questions, offenses, etc.

4. maritime law.

5. the Admiralty, the official building, in London, of the British commissioners for naval affairs.

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adjective

1. of or relating to admiralty law.

admiralty British  

/ ˈædmərəltɪ /

noun

1. the office or jurisdiction of an admiral

2. 1. jurisdiction over naval affairs

   2. ( as modifier )

      admiralty law

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• admiralties
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of admiralty

1300–50; Middle English amiralty < Middle French. See admiral, -ty ²

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Example Sentences

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admiralty admiralties

But the judge questioned whether Congress can strip courts of their own admiralty jurisdiction over a shipwreck, something that has centuries of legal precedent.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

Colonists’ efforts to evade trade restrictions by smuggling were countered with laws that required smugglers be tried in admiralty courts, which lacked a jury.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

During her career, she has built up a substantial catalog of work, including Wikipedia articles about admiralty law and one for journalists killed during the Russo-Ukrainian war—a page that, sadly, has been growing.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2022

Hamilton’s was a sensible expectation, given the relatively modest role the authors of the Constitution envisioned for federal law outside of such areas as admiralty and interstate business disputes.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2018

“They’ll take the bait. Now, come, we've got to get to the admiralty suite and check on the casket.”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

"Not at all, no no!" boomed Herr Professor Oswald Flamm in Berlin last week, and the admiralties of the World listened for he ranks among the three greatest experts on subsea warfare.

From Time Magazine Archive

As regards cruisers we shall soon have the Dunkerque, which foreign admiralties agree already must be considered the world's most powerful capital ship.

From Time Magazine Archive

It bought and broadcast the content of secret radio war orders from the German and British admiralties to merchantmen at sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was malversation in the admiralties and in the military administration.

From History of Holland by George Edmundson

Orders were immediately given, that she should depart in twentyfour hours, and to conduct her prizes to the only admiralties, that were authorised to judge of their validity.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I by Jared Sparks

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