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three-mile limit

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three-mile limit (thrml)
n. Law
The outer limit of the area extending three miles out to sea from the coast of a country, sometimes considered to constitute the country's territorial waters.
three-mile limit
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(Law) International law the range of a nation's territorial waters, extending to three nautical miles from shore
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Noun1.three-mile limit - the limit of a nation's territorial waters
demarcation, demarcation line, limit - the boundary of a specific area
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territorial waters, far beyond North Carolina's three-mile limit.
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A Cardiff council spokeswoman said the residents of Ramsons Way were within the three-mile limit and were not entitled to free school transport but had been offered available spaces on a school bus service.
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A three-mile limit was initially proposed, causing outrage among parents.
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