Navigable - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: navigable Page: 3Sasse
A sluice or lock as in a river to make it more navigable...
Sailable
Capable of being sailed over navigable as a sailable river...
Navigation
The act of navigating the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels the state of being navigable...
public trust doctrine
public trust doctrine : a doctrine asserting that the state holds land lying beneath navigable waters as trustee of a public trust for the benefit of its citizens ...
coast guard
coast guard The government agency responsible for enforcing federal laws on the high seas and navigable waters of the United States and its possessions. Source: FindLaw ...
contract
contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain, breach, cause, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract Uniform Commercial Code in the Important Laws section NOTE: Contracts must be made by parties with the necessary capacity (as age or mental soundness) and must have a lawful, not criminal, object. Except in Louisiana, a valid contract also requires consideration, mutuality of obligations, and a meeting of the minds. In Louisiana, a valid contract requires the consent of the parties and a cause for the contract in addition to c...
Navigability
The quality or condition of being navigable navigableness...
maritime
maritime : of or relating to navigation or commerce on navigable waters ...
maritime cause of action
maritime cause of action A case arising on the sea, ocean, Great Lakes or navigable rivers, or from some act or contract concerning the commerce and navigation thereof. Source: FindLaw ...
maritime law
maritime law : law that relates to commerce and navigation on the high seas and other navigable waters and that is administered by the admiralty courts NOTE: Article III of the U.S. Constitution confers the power to hear cases of maritime law on the federal courts. ...
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