Mahlbrief
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In maritimelaw. The German name for the contract for the building of a vessel. This contract contains a specification of the kind of vessel intended, her dimensions, the time within which she is to be completed, the price and times of payinent, etc. Jac. Sea Laws, 2-8, Tt resembled the French guillotine, of which it is said to have been the prototype.
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