Meanings
nounadmiralty law (uncountable)
- uncountablelawThe area of law that deals with ships at sea and the rights of sailors, passengers, and owners of cargo.
Synonyms: maritime law
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe area of law that deals with ships at sea and the rights of sailors, passengers, and owners of cargo.
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nounthe branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
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maritime lawmarine law
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 海商法
- 海商法 (hǎishāngfǎ)area of law that deals with ships at sea
Dutch zeerecht
- zeerechtarea of law that deals with ships at sea
Finnish merioikeus
- merioikeusarea of law that deals with ships at sea
French droit maritime
- droit maritimearea of law that deals with ships at sea
German Seerecht
- Seerechtarea of law that deals with ships at sea
Greek ναυτικό δίκαιο
- ναυτικό δίκαιο (naftikó díkaio)area of law that deals with ships at sea
Italian diritto marittimo
- diritto marittimoarea of law that deals with ships at sea
Polish prawo morskie
- prawo morskiearea of law that deals with ships at sea
Romanian drept maritim
- drept maritimarea of law that deals with ships at sea
Russian морско́е пра́во, адмиралте́йское пра́во
- морско́е пра́во (morskóje právo)area of law that deals with ships at sea
- адмиралте́йское пра́во (admiraltéjskoje právo)area of law that deals with ships at sea
Spanish derecho marítimo, derecho de la navegación
- derecho marítimoarea of law that deals with ships at sea
- derecho de la navegaciónarea of law that deals with ships at sea
Tagalog batas pandagat
- batas pandagatarea of law that deals with ships at sea
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admiralty law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admiralty%20law
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“admiralty law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admiralty%20law. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “admiralty law,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admiralty%20law.
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