maritime law

noun

1. the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maritime law¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Under international maritime law, ships are supposed to rescue those in distress out at sea.

From Ozy

She argues that we should look to the maritime laws and policies developed over hundreds of years to guide how ships and other vessels on the sea ought to behave.

From MIT Technology Review

For years, Lodge has worked with governments as a fisheries and maritime law consultant.

From Ozy

It’s difficult for workers to lobby in their own defense, since maritime law and multiple, fleeting jurisdictions make understanding and protecting their rights challenging.

From Ozy

Because the majority of large cruise ships are registered in countries like the Bahamas, Panama and Malta, they are banned by a 135-year-old maritime law from transporting passengers between ports in the United States.

From Washington Post

Other parts of the law of nations, the maritime law especially, require improvement.

From Project Gutenberg

Under British maritime law, any member of the crew deserting ship in a foreign port can be arrested.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence Mackay would go there to make this declaration of damage by storm, called in maritime law a protest.

From Project Gutenberg

On the subject of maritime law, has he not stated things which before were unheard of?

From Project Gutenberg

This is one of the difficulties of making the proposals respecting maritime law.

From Project Gutenberg