mare clausum

[mair-ee klaw-suh m, mahr-ey; Latin mah-re klou-soo m]

noun

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

Compare mare liberum.

Origin of mare clausum

1645–55; < Latin: closed sea

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British Dictionary definitions for mare clausum

mare clausum

noun

law a sea coming under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all othersCompare mare liberum

Word Origin for mare clausum

Latin: closed sea

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