Maritime service

In admiralty law. A service rendered upon the high seas or a navigable river, and which has some relation to commerce or navigation,
—some connection with a vessel employed in trade, with her equipment, her preservation, or the preservation of her cargo or 'crew. Thackarey v. The Farmer, 23 Fed. Cas. 877; The Atlantic (D. C.) 53 Fed. 609; Cope v. Vallette Dry-Dock Co. (C. C.) 16 Fed. 925.

— Maritime state, in English law. of the officers and mariners of the British navy, who are governed by express and permanent laws, or the articles of the navy, established by act of parliament.

Defined under Maritime in Black's Law Dictionary.