mar. law. A wreck signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, so as not to belong to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, but to the common law. 2. The term "wreck of the sea" includes, 1. Goods found at low water, between high and low water mark; and 2. Goods between the same limits, partly resting on the ground, … [Read more...]

A place where convicts (or paupers) are confined and kept at labor. … [Read more...]

Exempt from the forfeiture of shipwrecked goods and vessels to the king. Cowell. … [Read more...]

In settling laydays, or days of demurrage, sometimes the contract specifies working days in the computation, Sundays and custom-house holidays are excluded. … [Read more...]

practice. A mandatory precept issued by the authority, and in the name of the sovereign or the state, for the purpose of compelling the defendant to do something therein mentioned. 2. It is issued by a court or other competent jurisdiction, and is return-able to the same. It is to be under seal and tested by the proper officer, and is directed to the sheriff, or other officer … [Read more...]