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mare clausum

mare clausum noun: a body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea.

Noun

mare clausum

  1. (international law) A body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea.

Origin of mare clausum

From Latin mare clausum (“closed sea”).

Questions about mare clausum

What does mare clausum mean?
Mare clausum means a body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea.
What part of speech is mare clausum?
Mare clausum is a noun.

Words near mare clausum in the dictionary

  1. Marduk
  2. Mardukian
  3. mardy
  4. Mardyke
  5. mare
  6. mare clausum
  7. Mare Harbor
  8. Mare Harbour
  9. mare liberum
  10. mare's fart
  11. mare's leg

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