mare clausum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mare clausum
1645–55; < Latin: closed sea
Example Sentences
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In its expansive definition of national sovereignty, this treaty allowed European states to acquire “barbarous nations” by conquest and make entire oceans into a mare clausum, or a closed sea, through exploration.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2019
This doctrine in the History of International Law is known as that of mare clausum, or “closed sea.”
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
Lethe of death River in Hades; drinking it caused forgetfulness. mare clausum Navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others.
From History of the United States, Volume 4 by Andrews, Elisha Benjamin
The last have long been pursued by American whalers, whose destructive methods have so greatly depleted the supply that the government of Canada is anxious to declare the bay a mare clausum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
And now, if I be forgiven for venting this egotistic digression and harangue, I promise to make my mouth a mare clausum in future, for all personal grievances.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
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