Legal Definition and Related Resources of Altum mare
Meaning of Altum mare
The high sea
What does Altum mare mean in American Law?
The definition of Altum mare in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
“The high sea.” “Super altum mare” meant “on the high sea,” an allegation about where an incident took place, serving to give jurisdiction to courts of Admiralty and others which would not otherwise have it. Sometimes the allegation was a legal fiction.
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This definition of Altum Mare Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Concept of “Altum Mare”
Traditional meaning of altum mare in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) The high sea.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Altum Mare”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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Meaning of Altum Mare
In this law dictionary, the legal term altum mare is a kind of the Legal History class.
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