Marine corps
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A body of soldiers enlisted and equipped for service on board vessels of war; also the naval forces of the nation.
U. S. v. Dunn, 120 U. S. 249 , 7 Sup. Ch 507, 30 L. Ed. 607.
Marine court iu the city of New York
A local court of New York having original jurisdiction of civil causes, where the action is for personal injuries or defamation, and of other civil actions where the damages claimed do not exceed $2,000. It is a court of record. It was originally created as a tribunal for the settlement of causes between seamen.