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Jactivus

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

One who is in default, or loses by default. Spelman. JACTURA (Lat. jaeeo, to throw). A jettison. JACTUS (Lat.) A throwing goods overboard to lighten or save the vessel, in which case the goods so sacrificed are a proper subject for general average. Dig. 14. 2, de lege Rhodia de jactu; 1 Pardessus, 104 et seq.; Kuricke, Inst. Mar. Hanseat. tit. 8; 1 Pars. Mar. Law, 288, note.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Thrown away; lost.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lost by default; tossed away. Cowell.