Flotsam
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
FL0T8AN.
A name for the goods which float upon the sea when cast overboard for the safety of the ship, or when a ship Is sunk. Distinguished from Jetsam and Ligan. Bracton, lib.
2, c. 5; 5 Co. 106; Comyns, Dig. Wreck, A; Bacon, Abr. Court of Admiralty, B; 1 Bla. Com. 292.
See Jin^tison; Lioan.