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Meaning of Jetsam
When goods are cast from a ship and sink and remain under water , they are referred to as jetsam.
Jetsam Alternative Definition
Goods cast out from a ship by way of jettison, and which sink, being thus distinguished from flotsam, jettisoned goods which float, and ligan, jettisoned goods, bound to some buoyant substance. 1 Bl. Coram. 292.
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