admiralty

plural admiralties

1. countableuncountablegovernmentThe office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
2. countableuncountablegovernmentThe department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
3. countableuncountablelawThe court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
4. countableuncountablelawThe system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
5. countableuncountablegovernmentThe building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

   A Hong Kong court has sentenced seven people to up to three years in jail for rioting in Admiralty, when the city was in the throes of the 2019 anti-extradition unrest.

   2023 February 16, Hillary Leung, “Hong Kong court jails 7 for up to 3 years for rioting in Admiralty during 2019 demos”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2023, Hong Kong

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   On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site.

   2014 December 11, Ishaan Tharoor, “What’s next for Hong Kong’s democracy movement”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2024, World

   But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park.

   2019 August 18, Austin Ramzy, “Hong Kong Protesters Defy Police Ban in Show of Strength After Tumult”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2019, Asia Pacific

2. A planning area in Singapore.