admiralty
noun
ad·mi·ral·ty
ˈad-m(ə-)rəl-tē 
1
capitalized
: the executive department or officers formerly having general authority over British naval affairs
2
: the court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law
also
: the system of law administered by admiralty courts
Examples of admiralty in a Sentence
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Lawrence Brennan, a longtime admiralty lawyer based in New Jersey, said these kinds of legal battles are not uncommon or even unprecedented.
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Michael Kunzelman, arkansasonline.com, 21 June 2024
The British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain brought him back to the admiralty only because of his experience and growing support in Parliament.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2022
But the judge questioned whether Congress can strip courts of their own admiralty jurisdiction over a shipwreck, something that has centuries of legal precedent.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
With the help of Myron Avery - an admiralty lawyer at the U.S. Maritime Commission in Washington - the A.T. reached completion 16 years later.
—Lizzie Johnson and Lauren Tierney, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
Federal admiralty law also requires cruise ship owners and operators to exercise reasonable care to its passengers, which remains a focal point on the cruising industry following coronavirus outbreaks aboard ships during the onset of the pandemic in early 2020.
—al, 23 May 2021
Federal admiralty laws trumped state laws.
—Chad Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2020
In 1905, just eight years after the Turbinia’s public debut, the British admiralty decided all future Royal Navy vessels should be turbine powered.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2019
Jones met admiralty lawyers who flew in from San Francisco to represent the marine insurers, sparking his interest in law.
—oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2022
Michael Kunzelman, arkansasonline.com, 21 June 2024
The British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain brought him back to the admiralty only because of his experience and growing support in Parliament.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2022
But the judge questioned whether Congress can strip courts of their own admiralty jurisdiction over a shipwreck, something that has centuries of legal precedent.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
With the help of Myron Avery - an admiralty lawyer at the U.S. Maritime Commission in Washington - the A.T. reached completion 16 years later.
—Lizzie Johnson and Lauren Tierney, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
Federal admiralty law also requires cruise ship owners and operators to exercise reasonable care to its passengers, which remains a focal point on the cruising industry following coronavirus outbreaks aboard ships during the onset of the pandemic in early 2020.
—al, 23 May 2021
Federal admiralty laws trumped state laws.
—Chad Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2020
In 1905, just eight years after the Turbinia’s public debut, the British admiralty decided all future Royal Navy vessels should be turbine powered.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2019
Jones met admiralty lawyers who flew in from San Francisco to represent the marine insurers, sparking his interest in law.
—oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2022
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admiralty
noun
ad·mi·ral·ty
ˈad-mə-rəl-tē
: the court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law
also
: maritime law
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