Legal Definition and Related Resources of High Seas
Meaning of High Seas
The part of the sea outside territorial waters which is two hundred miles out from the shore .
High Seas Alternative Definition
The uninclosed waters of the ocean, and also those waters on the seacoast which are without the boundaries of low-water mark. 1 Gall. ‘ (U. S.) 624; 1 Mason (U. S.) 360; 5 Mason (U. S.) 290; 1 Bl. Comm. 110; 2 Hagg. Adm. 398; Dunl. Adm. Prac. 32, 33. Waters within the ebb and flow of the sea (Gilp. 524), though in a harbor (Fed. Cas. No. 14,509), but not in a landlocked haven (4 Mason [U. S.] 307; 5 Mason [U. S.] 290; 3 Blatchf. [U. S.] 435). The open waters of the great lakes are “high seas” (150 U. S. 249), but the waters of an inland river flowing into the great lakes are not (7 Mich. 161). lord. In English law. A tribunal instituted for the trial of peers indicted for treason or felony, or for misprision of either, but not for any other offense. The office is very ancient, and was formerly hereditary, or held for life, or dum bene se gesserit; but it has been for many centuries granted pro hac vice only, and always to a lord of parliament. Wharton.
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High seas in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of high seas.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
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- high seas in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- high seas in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Open waters of the oceans and seas of the world available to all for navigation, over flight, and fishing.
Open waters of the oceans and seas of the world available to all for navigation, over flight, and fishing.
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