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As used in jurisprudence, the word "necessary" does not always Import an absolute physical necessity, so strong that one thing, to wjjieh another may be termed "necessary," cannot exist without that other. It frequently imports no more than that one thing is convenient or useful or essential to another. To employ the means necessary to an end is generally understood as … [Read more...] about NECESSARY

Lat. In the civil law. The master or owner of a merchant vessel. Calvin. … [Read more...] about NAUCLERUS

In the civil law. The master or captain of a ship. Calvin. … [Read more...] about NAVICULARIUS

French mar. law. When, by the violent agitation of the waves, the impetuosity of the winds, the storm, or the lightning, a vessel is swallowed up, or so shattered that there remain only the pieces, the accident is called naufrage. 2. It differs from echouement, which is, when the vessel, remains whole, but is grounded; or from bris, which is, when it strikes against a rock or a … [Read more...] about NAUFRAGE

Capable of being navigated; that may be navigated or passed over in ships or vessels. But the term is generally understood in a more restricted sense, viz., subject to the ebb and flow of the tide. "The doctrine of the common law as to the navigability of waters has no application in this country. Here the ebb and flow of the tide do not constitute the usual test, as in … [Read more...] about NAVIGABLE