Litus Maris
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Thesea-shore. “It is certain that that which the sea overflows, either at high spring tides or at extraordinary tides, comes not, as to this purpose, under the denomination of ‘@itus maris,’ and consequently the king’s title is not of that large extent, but only to land that is usually overhigh-water and low-water mark, and no more.” Hale de Jure Mar. c.
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