Marine Mine - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: marine minemagnetic mine
A marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that detects the nearness of magnetic material as the steel hull of a ship A magnetic counter mine may allow the passagw of several ships before detonating...
marine mine
A military explosive device designed to be placed on or under the surface of a body of water and to explode when ships pass nearby or come in contact with it Its function is to destroy enemy ships or deny hostile naval forces access to certain areas of the sea usually near the shoreline Also called underwater mine and floating mine and previously referred to as a torpedo See torpedo2 a...
minesweeper
A boat designed for the purpose of detecting and disposing of marine mines...
minesweeping
the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines...
Abandonment
Abandonment [fr. Abandonner, Fr.], the relinquish-ment of an interest or claim.Means the relinquishing of a right or interest with the intention of never again claiming it. In the context of contracts of the sale of land, courts sometimes use the term abandonment as if it were synonymous with rescission, but the two should be distinguished. An abandonment is merely the acceptance by one party of the situation that a non-performing party has caused. But rescission due to a material breach by the other party is termination or discharge of the contract for all purposes., Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1.The relinquishment by an assured person to the assurers of his right to what saved out of a wreck, when the thing insured has, by some of the usual perils of the sea, become practically valueless. Upon abandonment, the assured is entitled to call upon the assurers to pay the full amount of the insurance, as in the case of a total loss. The loss is in such case called a 'constructive to...
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