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Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Danish law. A certificate of admeasurement granted by competent authority at home port of vessel. Jacobsen. Sea Laws, 50.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Jn Danish Law. A certificate of admeasurement granted by competent authority at the home-port of a vessel. Jacobsen, Sea-Eaws 50.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Danish sea law. One of a ship's papers; a certificate of admeasurement granted at the home port of a vessel by the government or by some other competent authority. Jac. Sea Laws, 51.