- admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
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n.Jurisdiction over events happening on the seas, oceans, and navigable waters.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
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