Paper Blockade
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A blockade proclaimed, but not maintained by a naval force sufficient to render it efl Fective. See "Blockade."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A proclaimed blockade not effectively enforced.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An ineffective blockade. See Blockade.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The state of a line of coast proclaimed to be under blockade in time of war, when the naval force on watch is not sufficient to repel a real attempt to enter.
Defined under Blockade in Black's Law Dictionary.