Marine Corps

A body ot officers and soldiers under an organization separate and distinct from that of the army, and intended for service, in detached portions, on board of ships of war.

A body of officers and soldiers under an organization separate and distinct from that of the army, and intended for service, in detached portions, on board of ships of war. A military body primarily, belonging to the navy under the control of the secretary of the navy, but liable to be ordered to service in connection with the army. U. S. v. Dunn, 120 U. S. 249, 7 Sup. Ct. 507, 30 L. Ed. 667. This body is not a part of the navy; Mc- Ca Ua V. Facer, 144 Fed. 61, 76 C. C. A. 219. It is, however, subject to the laws and regulations of the navy, except when on army -service, and then to the rules and articles of the army. Academy and meritorious non-commissioned officers of the Corps (in both cases between 21 and 27 years of age), and from civil life. MARINE COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW

A body of soldiers enlisted and equipped for service on board vessels of war; also the naval forces of the nation. U. S. v. Dunn, 120 U. S. 249, 7 Sup. Ch 507, 30 L. Ed. 607.
—Marine court iu the city of New York. A local court of New York having original jurisdiction of civil causes, where the action is for personal injuries or defamation, and of other civil actions where the damages claimed do not exceed $2,000. It is a court of record. It was originally created as a tribunal for the settlement of causes between seamen.

Defined under Marine in Black's Law Dictionary.

A body of soldiers enlisted and equipped for service on board vessels of war; also the naval forces of the nation. MARINE COURT IN THE CITY OF