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Consolato del Mare

American  
[kawn-saw-lah-taw del mah-re] / kɔn sɔˈlɑ tɔ dɛl ˈmɑ rɛ /

noun

  1. a code of maritime law compiled in the Middle Ages: it drew upon ancient law and has influenced modern law.

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Although the medieval maritime code, the Consolato del Mare, provided for sparing the lives of the crew of a captured vessel, the humanitarianism of the king of Portugal took a different form.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not mentioned in the Consolato del Mare, nor in any of the Hanseatic laws of the fourteenth century.

From Project Gutenberg

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