Preliminary Act
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
In English admiralty practice. A document narrating the particulars of a collision, required to be filed by each solicitor in actions for damages in such collision. Wharton.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In English Law. A document stating the time and place of a collision between vessels, the names of the vessels, and other particulars required to be filed by each solicitor in actions for damage by such collisions. Whart. Law. Diet.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English admiralty practice. A document stating the time and place of a collision between vessels, the names of the vessels, and other particulars, required to be filed by each solicitor in actions for damage by such collision, unless the court or a judge diali otherwise order. Wharton.
Defined under Preliminary in Black's Law Dictionary.