mare clausum

[mair-ee klaw-suhm, mahr-ey, mah-re klou-soom]

noun

1. a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.

mare clausum

/ ˈmɑːreɪ ˈklaʊsʊm /

noun

1. law a sea coming under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others Compare mare liberum

Word History and Origins

Origin of mare clausum¹

1645–55; < Latin: closed sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of mare clausum¹

Latin: closed sea