Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Marine
adj. 1. Of or relating to the sea <marine life>. 2. Of or relating to sea navigation or commerce <marine insurance> <marine interest > .
Marine Court in the City of New York
The New York City court, originally created to resolve seamen's disputes, that was the predecessor of the City Court of New York. marine insurance See INSURANCE.
Mariner
A person employed on a vessel in sea navigation; SEAMAN.
inland marine insurance.
See INSURANCE.
marine belt
See territorial waters under WATER.
marine carrier
A carrier operating on navigable waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
marine contract
A contract relating to maritime affairs, including navigation, marine insurance, affreightment, maritime loans, and shipping. - Also termed maritime contract.
marine insurance
An agreement to indemnify against injury to a ship, cargo, or profits involved in a certain voyage or for a specific vessel during a fixed period.
marine interest
See MARITIME INTEREST
marine league
A geographical measure of distance equal to one-twentieth part of a degree of latitude, or three nautical miles.
marine peril
See PERIL OF THE SEA.
marine protest
A writing attested by a justice of the peace, a notary public, or a consul, made or verified by the master of a vessel, stating that the vessel has suffered a severe voyage and that the master has engaged in neither misconduct nor negligence. See PROTEST.
marine risk
See PERIL OF THE SEA.
marine rule
The doctrine that if the cost of restoring damaged property would exceed onehalf the value of the property before the dam-. age, then the property is deemed to be totally destroyed. ( The marine rule developed in the context of applying marine insurance to damaged ships, but it has also been applied to other property, including buildings.
marine-rescue doctrine
The rule that when a person on a ship goes overboard, the ship must use all reasonable means to retrieve the person from the water if the person can be seen, and, if the person cannot be seen, must search for the person as long as it is reasonably possible that the person is still alive.
mariner's will
See soldier's will.
ocean marine insurance
See INSURANCE.