Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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vice-admiralty

1. The office of a vice-admiral. 2. Hist. A civil officer exercising admiralty jurisdiction within a specific locale.

vice-admiralty court

Hist. A tribunal established in British possessions beyond the seas, with jurisdiction over maritime cases, including those related to prize. ( The governor of the colony, in the capacity of "vice-admiral," exercised judicial authority in this court.