Derelict Lands
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Derelict Lands, those suddenly left by the sea, as when the sea shrinks back below the usual watermark. These belong to the king, but if the sea shrink back so slowly that the gain be by little and little, it shall go to the owner of the lands adjoining, 2 Bl. Com. 261; Coulson and Forbes on the Law of Waters.
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