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Cranage

Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A toll paid for drawing merchandise out of vessels to the wharf. So called because the instrument used for the purpose is called a "crane." 8 Coke, 46.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

License to use a wharf crane.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A toll paid for drawing merchandise out of vessels to the wharf; so called because the instrument used for the purpose is called a crane. 8 Co. 46.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A liberty to use a crane for drawing up goods and wares of burden from ships and vessels, at any creek of the sea or wharf, unto the land, and to make a profit of doing so. It also signifies the money paid and taken for the service. Tomlins.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

Jn English law. A liberty to use a crane for drawing up goods out of a vessel at a creek or wharf, and to make profit of it; the money taken for such work.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A liberty to usea crane for drawing up goods and wares of burden from ships and vessels, at any creek of the sea, or wharf, unto the land, and to make a profit of doing so. It also signifies the money paid and taken for the service. Tomlins.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. cranagiumJ] In English law. A liberty to use a crane for drawing up wares or goods out of any vessel at any creek or wharf, and to make profit of it. Termes de la ley, CowelL The money taken for such work. Id.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

A toll paid for drawing merchandize out of vessels to the wharf, so called because the instrument used for the purpose is calleda crane. 8 Co. 46. CREDENTIALS international law, are the instruments which authorise and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in his letter of attorney, his mandate patent, mandatum manifestum. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 6, § 76.