admiralty
IPA: ˈædmɝʌɫti
noun
- (military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
- (military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
- (law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
- (law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
- (military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
- An area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
- A planning area in Singapore.
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Examples of "admiralty" in Sentences
- Last Thursday's term was uberrimae fidei, a common term in admiralty law, which is defined as:
- Upon arrest of the vessel in admiralty in the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division federal court, a willful, material, admitted, and confessed perjurer, Theron Hutto, was brought forth to falsely testify and masquerdae as an Ocean Unlimited Master who could captain any ship of the United States fleet on any seas.
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