Crew
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
A ship's complement of men and officeirs. "In its general and popular sense, it is equivalent to 'company.' In the laws sons com})osing the ship's company, including the master; sometimes to comprehend the officers as common seamen, excluding the master; and sometimes to include the common seamen only, excluding the master and officers. But in the last two classes it will be found that the context contains language which explains and limits the general to the particular use."
3 Sumn. (U. S.) 209.