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NAUGHT

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In old practice. Bad; defective. "The bar is naught." 1 Leon. 77. "The avowry is naught." 5 Mod. 73. "The plea is undoubtedly naught." 10 Mod. 329. See 11 Mod. 179. … [Read more...]

NAVIGATE

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To conduct vessels through navigable waters; to use the waters as a means of communication. Ryan v. Hook, 34 Hun (N. Y.) 185. … [Read more...]

NAULAGE

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The freight Of passengers in a ship. Johnson; Webster. … [Read more...]

NAVIGATION

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The act or the science or the business of traversing the sea or other waters in ships or vessels. Navigation acts, in English law, were various enactments passed for the protection of British shipping and commerce as against foreign countries. For a sketch of their hiitory and operation, see 8 Steph. Comm. They are now repealed. See 16 & 17 Vict c 107, and 17 A 18 Vict. cc. … [Read more...]

NAULUM

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In the civil law. The freight or fare paid for the transportation of cargo or passengers over the sea in a vessel. This is a Latinized form of a Greek word. … [Read more...]

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