Law Dictionary

Freight.

A sailor; a ship’s charterer.

Pertaining to ships or to the art of navigation or the business of carriage by sea. —Nautical assessors. Experienced shipmasters, or other persons having special knowledge of navig

Persons experienced in navigation, who are called upon by an admiralty judge to sit with him in cases involving questions of correct navigation, and advise him thereon. 2 Curt. C.

See Mile.

For purposes of this section, the term “nautical products” includes all nautical charts, tide and tidal current tables, tidal current charts, coast pilots, water level products, an

“nautical school vessel” means a vessel operated by or in connection with a nautical school or an educational institution under section 558 of title 40 .

A loan to a shipowner, to be repaid only upon the successful termination of the voyage, and therefore allowed to be made at an extraordinary rale of interest ( nauticum foenus). Ho

With foenus nauticum. See Foenus nauticum .

Lat. In the civll law. Nautical or maritime interest; an extraordinary rate of interest agreed to be paid for the loan of money on the hazard of a voyage ; corresponding to interes

A duty on certain tenants to carry their lord's goods in a ship. 1 Mon. Angl. 922.

the term “Navajo Indians” means members of the Navajo Tribe;

the term “Navajo Nation” means the Navajo Nation government that is in existence on August 9, 1955, or its successor;

Appertaining to the navy (g. v.)

A school at Annapo-i 11s, Maryland, for the education of officers for the navy. By act of Congress of July 9, 1913, after June 30, 1913, and until June 30, 1919, each senator and e

Covered Programs.—In this section, the term “Naval Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program” means an athletic or recreational extracurricular program

Midshipmen at the Naval Academy were so called until the act of July 1, 1902, changed the name to midshipman.

Courts held abroad in certain cases to inquire into complaints by the master or seamen of a British ship, or as to the wreck or abandonment of a British ship. A naval court consist

Tribunals

A system of regulations for the government of the navy. 1 Kent, Comm. 377, note. Consult Act April 3, 1800; Act Dec. 21, 1861; Act July 16, 1862; Homans, Nav. Laws; De Hart, Courts

An officer of the customs of the United States. His office relates to the estimating duties, countersigning permits, clearances, etc., certifying the collectors' returns, and simil

Those who are in command in the navy.

The term "naval petroleum reserves" means the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves established by this chapter, including Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hills)

The act of 27 & 28 Viet. c. 25, which regulates questions of prize. See Pbize.

“Naval stores” means spirits of turpentine and rosin.

or NAVICULARIUS (Lat.) In civil law. The master of an armed ship. Navicularius also denotes the master of a ship (patronus) generally; also, a carrier by water {exeroitor navis). C

In the civil law. The master or captain of a ship. Calvin.

These conditions preclude the use for navigation of the area in question, in its natural and ordinary condition, according to the customary modes of trade or travel over water, and

The servitude of privately-owned lands forming the banks and bed of a stream to the interests of navigation is a natural servitude, confined to such streams as, in their ordinary a

waters that are "navigable in fact," meaning that "they are used, or are susceptible of being used, in their ordinary condition, as highways for commerce, over which trade and trav

airspace above the minimum altitudes of flight prescribed by regulations issued under this Act, and shall include airspace needed to insure safety in take-off and landing of aircra

airspace above the minimum safe altitudes of flight prescribed by the Civil Aeronautics Authority.

streams or lakes which are navigable in fact must be regarded as navigable in law; that they are navigable in fact when they are used, or are susceptible of being used, in their na

whether a stream is navigable in law depends upon whether it is navigable in fact

It was settled long ago by this court, upon a consideration of the relative rights and powers of the Federal and state governments under the Constitution, that lands underlying nav

At common law, a river or stream in which the tide ebbs and flows, or as far as the tide ebbs and flows. 3 Kent, Conun. 412, 414, 417, 418; 2 Hil. Real Prop. 90, 91. But as to the

Those rivers must be regarded as public navigable rivers in law which are navigable in fact. And they are navigable in fact when they are used, or are susceptible of being used, in

Such as is floatable or capable of valuable use in bearing the' products of mines, forests and tillage to mills or markets. See 116 N. C. 731, 47 Am. St. Rep. 829, 21 S. E. 941.

Congress, in making a distinction between streams navigable and those not navigable, intended to provide that the common law rules of riparian ownership should apply to lands borde

those parts of streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under its authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States.

they constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the acts of Congress, in contradistinction from the navigable waters of the States, when they form in th

To conduct vessels through navigable waters; to use the waters as a means of communication. Ryan v. Hook, 34 Hun (N. Y.) 185.

“navigate aircraft” and “navigation of aircraft” include piloting aircraft.

A vessel which, though touching bottom, forces her way by her own screw through the soft mud is navigating. Western Uniou Tel. Co. v. S. S. Co., 59 Fed. 365, 8 C. C. A. 152.

The science or art of conducting a ship from one place to another This includes the supply of necessary im plements and skillful mariners. The instru. ments are useless without the

RULES OF. Rules and regulations adopted by commercial nations to govern the sleering and management of vessels approaching each other at sea so as to avoid the danger of collision

St. 12 Car. II, c. 78. It was repealed by 6 Geo. IV. cc. 109, 110, 114. See 16 & 17 Vict. c. 107; 17 & 18 Vict. c. 120. NAVIS (Lat.) A ship; a vessel. Dig. 21. 2. 44; Id. 47. 9. NA

tn English law, were Various enactments passed for the protection of British shipping and commerce as against foreign countries. For a sketch of their history and operation, see 8

various enactments passed for the protection of British shipping and commerce as against foreign countries. For a sketch of their history and operation, see 3 Steph. Comm. They are

the privilege to appropriate without compensation which attaches to the exercise of the 'power of the government to control and regulate navigable waters in the interest of commerc

“navigate aircraft” and “navigation of aircraft” include piloting aircraft.

Rules and regulations adopted by commercial nations to govern the steering and management of vessels approaching each other at sea so as to avoid the danger of collision or fouling

It is not the broad constitutional power to regulate commerce, but rather the servitude derived from that power and narrower in scope, that frees the Government from liability in t

In this subsection, the term “navigator” means an employee of the Postal Service or of a contractor of the Postal Service who is designated by the Postal Service or contractor to c

In French Law. A ship. Emerig. Traite des Assur. c. G, § 1.

A ship.

A good ship.

Lat. Concerning things thrown into the sea, for the purpose of lightening a ship. A title of the civil law. Inst. 2. 1. 47.

The word 'navy,' as used in the Constitution of the United States, has never been supposed by any one to mean ships only. By established usage, and by various acts of Congress, 'na

Bills drawn by officers of the British navy for their pay, etc. A bill of exchange drawn by the paymaster of a United States vessel, while abroad, to procure money for the expenses

See Department.

Bills drawn by officers of the English navy for their pay, etc.

The term "Navy indicator" includes trademarks and service marks, names, identities, abbreviations, official insignia, seals, emblems, and acronyms of the Navy and Marine

A pecuniary allowance made in consideration of past services of some one in the navy.

The act of March 3, 1S99, to reorganize and increase the efficiency of the navy and marine corps. It transferred engineer officers to the line and fixed their corresponding rank. I

An official list published semi-annually of the officers of the United States navy, tlieir stations, rates of pay, etc., with a list of the ships.

Regulations of the navy established by the secretary of the navy with the approval of the president. They have the force of law; Ex parte Reed, 100 U. S. 13, 25 L. Ed. 538. NE ADMI

the officers and hands in charge of that part of the public property, or the term 'fortifications' includes the officers and soldiers of the republic engaged in manning them.

A sum paid to government as an sicknowledgment for a grant of lands, or any public office. Enc. Lend. NE ADMITTAS (Lat.) The name of a writ, so called from the first words of the L

In Hindu law. Composer, arranger, adjuster. The first officer of a province, and minister of the department of criminni justice.

An abbreviation for "nota bene," mark well, observe; also "nulla bona," no goods.

Evidence of a new and material fact, or new evidence in relation toa fact in issue, Giseovered by a party to « cause after the rendition of a verdict or judgment therein.

The term “NC” means the net cost of the good. / The term “NC” means the net cost of the automotive good. / The term "NC" means the net cost of the good.

See Portcy. tg. To engage to indemnify a perat pecuniary loss from specified To act as an insurer.

the term "NCMEC" means the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; and

An abbreviation for "Northern District"

A deed to which two or ersons are parties, and in which these r into reciprocal and corresponding nis oF obligations towards each other; reas a deed-poll is properly one in which o

Trade wholly carhome; as distinguished from com- ‘hich see.)

Not; lest.

A writ forbidding the admission of a clerk to a living pending a suit to determine his right.

When the moon is in its first and third quarters, 'the tide does not rise as high nor fall as low as on the average.' At such times the tides are known as 'neap tides.

only geographical nearness and so implicitly holds that no contempt is summarily punishable unless it is either in the presence of the court or is some kind of physical interferenc

The term “near-Earth asteroid” means an asteroid with a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 Astronomical Units from the Sun.

For purposes of this section the term “near-Earth object” means an asteroid or comet with a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 Astronomical Units from the Sun.

The term “near-Earth space” means the region of space that includes low-Earth orbit and extends out to and includes geo-synchronous orbit.

The terms “elderly family” and “near-elderly family” mean a family whose head (or his or her spouse), or whose sole member, is an elderly person or a near-elderly person, respectiv

The term “near-elderly person” means a person who is at least 55 years of age and less than 62 years of age. / Near-elderly person.—The term "near-elderly person" means a

Not necessarily nearest by geographical measurement, but by conveniences of access, having regard to the usual travelled route. Shaw v. Cade, 54 Tex. 307. See Mileage.

the term “near fatality” means an act that, as certified by a physician, places the child in serious or critical condition; and

one person, one vote' qualified by 'approximately equal' or 'some deviations' or by the impossibility of 'mathematical nicety' is not clear from the majority's use of these vague a

Nearly end on, as the phrase is employed in that article, may doubtless be construed to include cases where two sailing ships are approaching from nearly opposite directions, or on

The term “near miss incident” means any occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin, involving one or more vessels, facilities, or any combination thereof, resulting

the term “near real time material accountancy” means a method of accounting for the location, quantity, and disposition of special fissionable material at facilities that store or

The term “near-term validated biowarfare threat agent” means a validated biowarfare threat agent that has been, or is being, developed or produced for weaponization within 5 years,

or NET, The exact weight of an article, without the bag, box, keg, or other thing in which it may be enveloped.

Oxen or heifers. The term is not as broad as "beeves." 36 Tex. 324.

Land let out to the yeomanry. Cowell.

In pleading. The statement in apt and appropriate words of all the necessary facts, and no more. Lawes, PI. 62. NEC CURIA DEFICERET IN JUSTITIA exhibenda. Nor should the court be d

The clear weight or quantity of an article, without the bag, box, keg or other thing in which it may be enveloped.

contracts. Is the exact weight of an article, without the bag, box, keg or other thing in which it may be enveloped.