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twelve–mile limit n: a limit of a nation's territorial waters extending twelve miles from shore
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
twelve–mile limit
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twelve-mile limit — /twɛlv maɪl ˈlɪmɪt/ (say twelv muyl limit) noun the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles out to sea. Compare three mile limit …
twelve-mile limit — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a limit of the marginal sea of 12 miles included in the territorial waters of a state * * * /twelv muyl / the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea. Cf. three mile limit … Useful english dictionary
twelve-mile limit — /twelv muyl / the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea. Cf. three mile limit. * * * … Universalium
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