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ad·mi·ralty (ad′mə rəl tē)

noun pl. admiralties -·ties

  1. the rank, position, or authority of an admiral
    1. the governmental department or officials in charge of naval affairs, as in England
    2. maritime law or court

Etymology: ME admiralte < OFr admiralté

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admiralty Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Shipping litigation covers all areas including admiralty, charterparty disputes, cargo claims, sale and purchase disputes and total losses.

Modifies a noun

  • jurisdiction: Thus, Admiral was not able to invoke the court's admiralty jurisdiction against the vessel.
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If blood be the price of admiralty Lord God, we ha'paid in full!

-Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard

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