Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bay
Meaning of Bay
An inclosure, or other contrivance, to keep in the water for the supply of a mill, so that the water may be able to drive the wheels of such mill. St. 27 Eliz. c. 19. An inlet of the sea.
What does Bay mean in American Law?
The definition of Bay in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A shoreline indentation which almost but not quite totally encloses part of a body of water, especially the sea. When a mere dent in the shore becomes a bay is an unanswerable question.
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Bay in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of bay.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- bay in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- bay in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Bay
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Bay :
A well-marked roughly semicircular indentation on a coastline. What does or does not constitute a bay can be of relevance in determining a state’s control of its coastal waters. The test is a geographical one, taking into account relative dimensions and configuratio The following three considerations have been taken into account when making this determination:
(1) the depth of the indentation relative to the width of its mouth;
(2) the economic and strategic importance of the indentation to the coastal state; and
(3) the seclusion of the indentation from the highway of nations on the open sea.
See also territorial waters.
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