ma·re clau·sum (mä r klous m, klô-)n. 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]
n
(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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| Noun | 1. | 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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