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salvage forfeiture

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From 66 U.S. 121 - The Barque Island City · 1861Most cited · 53 citing opinions

if they are guilty of embezzlement, whether at sea, in port, or even after the property is delivered into the custody of the law, it works a forfeiture of their claim to salvage