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Webster 1913 Edition


Admiralty

Ad′mi-ral-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Admiralties
.
[F.
amirauté
, for an older
amiralté
, office of admiral, fr. LL.
admiralitas
. See
Admiral
.]
1.
The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
Prescott.
2.
The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
3.
The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
☞ In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction is vested in the district courts of the United States, subject to revision by the circuit courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc., and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.
4.
The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
5.
The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

Webster 1828 Edition


Admiralty

AD'MIRALTY

,
Noun.
In Great Britain, the office of Lord High Admiral. This office is discharged by one person, or by Commissioners, called Lords of the Admiralty; usually seven in number.
The admiralty court, or court of admiralty, is the supreme court for the trial of maritime causes, held before the Lord High Admiral, or Lords of the admiralty.
In general, a court of admiralty is a court for the trial of causes arising on the high seas, as prize causes and the like. In the United States, there is no admiralty court, distinct from others; but the district courts, established in the several states by Congress, are invested with admiralty powers.

Definition 2024


admiralty

admiralty

English

Noun

admiralty (countable and uncountable, plural admiralties)

  1. (military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
  2. (military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
  3. (law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
  4. (law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
  5. (military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

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