contr. mar. law. The act of congress of July 20, 1790, s. 1, directs that a master of any vessel bound from a port in the United States to any foreign port, or of any vessel of fifty tons or upwards, bound from a port in one state to a port in any other than at adjoining state, shall, before he proceed on such voyage, make an agreement in writing or in print, with every seaman … [Read more...] about SHIPPING ARTICLES
SHIPPING
Ships In general; ships or vessels of any kind intended for navigation. Relating to ships; as, shipping interest, shipping affairs, shipping business, shipping concerns. Putting on board a ship or vessel, or receiving on board a ship or vessel. Webster; Worcester. The "law of shipping" is a comprehensive term for all that part of the maritime law which relates to ships and the … [Read more...] about SHIPPING
SHOPLIFTING
Petty theft, stealing goods from a retail store usually by trying to conceal the goods and leaving the premises. … [Read more...] about SHOPLIFTING
SHOPA
In old records, a shop. Cowell. … [Read more...] about SHOPA
SHORE
Land on the margin of the sea, or a lake or river. In common parlance, the word "shore" is understood to mean the line that separates the tide water from the land about it, wherever that line may be, and in whatever stage of the tide. The word "shore," in its legal and technical sense, indicates the lands adjacent to navigable waters, where the tide flows and reflows, which at … [Read more...] about SHORE