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A voyage undertaken for a given purpose; a voyage for the purpose of making captures jure belli. The Brutus, 2 Gall. 538, Fed. Cas. No. 2,060. A voyage or expedition in quest of vessels or fleets of the enemy which may be expected to sail in any particular track at a certain season of the year. The region in which these cruises are performed is usually termed the "rendezvous, … [Read more...] about CRUISE

This is a French phrase, which signifies, literally, the bottom of a bag, and, figuratively, a street not open at both ends. It seems not to be settled whether a cul de sac is to be considered a highway. (Fr. the bottom of a sack.) A blind alley; a street which is open at one end only. … [Read more...] about CUL DE SAC

See cross-complaint, when one defendant sues another defendant which is surrounded by the same set of facts. … [Read more...] about CROSS-CLAIM

To call out aloud; to proclaim; to publish; to sell at auction. "To cry a tract of land." Carr v. Gooch, 1 Wash. (Va.) 335, (260.) A clamor raised in the pursuit of an escaping felon. 4 Bl. Comm. 293. See HUB AND CRY. … [Read more...] about CRY

In old records. The laying up a ship in a dock, in order to be repaired. Cowell; Blount. … [Read more...] about CULAGIUM