Beyond Sea

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Out of the kingdom of England; out of the state; out of the United States. -In England. By St. 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 27, no island under the English dominion, and lying adjacent to the United Kingdom, is to be regarded as "beyond the seas." In the United States. It is commonly held to mean outside the state in whose statute it is used (13 N. H. 86; 1 Har. & J. [Md.] 353; 26 Ga. 182; 8 Blackf. [Ind.] 515; 23 Ala. 486; 14 Pet. [U. S.] 145); but it has been held to mean outside the limits of the United States (71 N. C. 176; 24 111. 159; 14 Mo. 433; 9 Serg. & R. [Pa.] 291).

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Beyond the limite of the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; outside the United States; out of the state. Beyond sea, beyond the four seas, beyond the seas, and out of the realm, are synonymous. Prior to the union of the two crowns of England and Scotland, on the accession of James I., the phrases "beyond the four seas," "beyond the seas," and "out of the realm," signified out of the limits of the realm of England. Pancoast's Lessee v. Addison, 1 Har. & J. (Md.) 350, 2 Am. Dec. 520. In Pennsylvania, it has been construed to mean "without the limits of the United States," which approaches the literal signification. Ward v. Hallam, 2 Dali. 217, 1 L. Ed. 355; id.. 1 Yeates (Pat) 329; Green v. Neal, 6 Pet 291, 300, 8 L. Ed. 402. The same construction has been given to it in Missouri. Keeton's Heirs v. Keeton's Adm'r, 20 Mo. 530. See Ang. Lim. §§ 200, 201. The term "beyond seas," in the proviso or saving clause of a statute of limitations, is equivalent to without the limits of the state where the statute is enacted; and the party who is without those limits is entitled to the benefit of the exception. Faw v. Roberdeau, 3 Crancli, 174, 2 L. Ed. 402; Murray v. Baker, 3 Wheat. 541, 4 L.-Ed. 484; Shelby v. Guy, 11 Wheat 361, 6 L. Ed. 495; Piatt v. Vattier, 1 McLean, 146, Fed. Cas. No. 11,117; Forbes' Admit v. Foot's Admit, 2 McCord (S. Ct) 331, 13 Am Dec. 732; Wakefield v. Smart, 8 Ark. 488; Denham v. Holeman, 26 Ga. 182, 71 Am. Dec. 198; Galusha v. Cobleigh, 13 N. H. 79.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

beyond seas, Kingdom; out of the state.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

beyond the four seas. Out of the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Out of the United States. Out of the State. Bien,y>-. "Well; advisable; lawfully. Del bien estre: de bene esse, q. v.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

(Lat. extra, or trans mare;) BEYOND THE SEAS, (extra maria;) BEYOND THE FOUR SEAS, (extra quatuor maria.) Words of frequent occurrence in English statutes, treatises and reports; originally suggested, no doubt, by the geographical position of England, and more peculiarly appropriate to the whole island of Great Britain. See Four Seas. The phrase "beyond the seas" occurs, in particular, in the statute of limitations, 21 Jac. I. c. 16, and is said to have been introduced on the union of the crowns, in place of the phrase "out of the realm," which previously had always been used. 1 W. Bl. 286. It does not seem, however, to have always been literally construed, and at the present time, no part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, nor the isles of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney or Sark, nor any islands adjacent to any of them, being part of the Queen's dominions, are deemed beyond the seas. Holthouse. Wharton's Lex. voc. Limitation. The same phrase occurs in the statutes of limitations of several of the United States, which have generally been framed after the English statute, and without much regard, in this particular, to strict geographical propriety. In most of these, it has been construed to mean, "out of the state," or "without the limits of the state." 3 Wheaton's R. 541. 11 Id. 361. 14 Peters' R. 145. In Pennsylvania, on the other hand, it has been construed to mean "without the limits of the United States," which approaches the literal signification. 2 Dallas' R. 217. 1 Yeates' R. 329, S. C. McLean, J., 6 Peters' R. 291, 300. Angell on Lim. 211.