Mooring
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
mar. law. The act of arriving of a ship or vessel at a particular port, and there being anchored or otherwise fastened to the shore. Policies of insurance frequently contain a provision that the ship is insured from one place to another, “and till there moored twentyfour hours in good safety.” As to what shall be a sufficient mooring see 1 Marsh. Ins. 262; Park. on in the inns of court, exercise of arguing which young barristers used to pertorm at certain better to be enabled by to defend their client’s moot question is one been decided.