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Certain cases are sealed and removed from view except under court order and very limited exceptions, such as cases involving juvenile offenses. … [Read more...] about SEALING OF RECORDS

The ocean; the great mass of water which surrounds the land. Beyond sea. In England, this phrase means beyond the limits of the British Isles; in America, outside the limits of the United States or of the particular state, as the case may be. High seas. The ocean; public waters. According to the English doctrine, the high sea begins at the distance of three miles from the coast … [Read more...] about SEA

Where a party to an action has been ordered to produce a document part of which is either irrelevant to the matters in question or is privileged from production, he may, by leave of the court, seal up that part, If he makes an affidavit stating that it is irrelevant or privileged. Daniell, Ch. Pr. 1681. The sealing up is generally done by fastening pieces of paper over the part … [Read more...] about SEALING UP

maritime law. A document which should be found on board of every neutral ship; it specifies the nature and quantity of the cargo, the place from whence it comes, and its destination. … [Read more...] about SEA LETTER OR SEA BRIEF

English practice. The office at which certain judicial writs are sealed with the prerogative seal, and without which they are of no authority. The officer whose duty it is to seal such writs is called sealer of writs; … [Read more...] about SEAL-OFFICE