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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In international law. The right of a belligerent to board neutral private vessels on the high seas, or in the waters of either belligerent, and examine their papers and cargo. See Wheaton, Int. Law, §525; Hall, Int. Law, p. 724.