Port
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Port, a place for the lading or unlading of ships, created by royal charter or lawful prescription. See Foreman v. Free Fishers and Dredgers of Whitstable, (1869) LR 4 HL, at p. 285. Portus est locus in quo exportantur et importantur merces. 2 Inst. 148.(A port is a place -where goods are exported an imported.) See LONDON, PORT OF; HAVENS; and 1 Br. & Had. Com. 314, and 2 Steph. Com., and HARBOUR.
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