SEA WORTHINESS

mer. law. The ability of a ship or other vessel to make a sea voyage with probable safety: there is, in every insurance, whether on ship or goods, an implied warranty that the ship shall be worthy when she sails on the voyage insured; that is, that she shall be tight, staunch, and strong, properly manned, provided with all necessary stores, and in all respects fit for the … [Read more...] about SEA WORTHINESS

A species of grass which grows in the sea. 2. When cast upon land, it belongs to the owner of the land adjoining the sea shore; upon the grounds, that it increases gradually, that it is useful as manure and a protection to the ground, and that it is some compensation for the encroachments of the sea upon the land. … [Read more...] about SEA WEED

The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads (or wampum) which passed among the Indians as money. Webster. … [Read more...] about SEA WAN

property. That space of land, on the border of the sea, which is alternately covered and left dry, by the rising and falling of the tide or, in other words, that space of land between high and low water mark. 2. Generally, the sea shore belongs to the public. 3. By the Roman law, the shore included the land as far as the greatest wave extended in winter … [Read more...] about SEA SHORE

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