maritime belt

noun

, Law.

1. the part of the sea that is within the jurisdiction of the bordering states.

Example Sentences

But a right of foreign States for their men-of-war to pass unhindered through the maritime belt is not generally recognised.

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Maritime belt is that part of the sea which, in contradistinction to the Open Sea, is under the sway of the littoral States.

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All treaties stipulate for the purpose of fishery a three miles wide territorial maritime belt.

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Such kinds are rivers, lakes, landlocked seas, and the maritime belt.

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But not within the maritime belt or other territorial waters.

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