mare clausum

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ma·re clau·sum (mä

klou

m, klô

A navigable body of water, such as a sea, that is under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others.

[New Latin : Latin mare, sea + Latin clausum, closed.]

mare clausum [ˈmɑːreɪ ˈklaʊsʊm]

(Law) Law a sea coming under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others Compare mare liberum

[Latin: closed sea]

mare clausum

a body or stretch of navigable water which is under the jurisdiction of a particular nation. Cf. mare liberum.

See also: Sea

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mare clausum - (closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation

waterway - a navigable body of water

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