mare clausum (redirected from maria clausa)

ma·re clau·sum  (mär klousm, klô-)

n.

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

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

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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