mare clausum

(mä′rā klo̵usəm)

a sea under the jurisdiction of a single nation and not open to all others

Origin: L, closed sea

See mare clausum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A navigable body of water, such as a sea, that is under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: : Latin mare, sea

Origin: + Latin clausum, closed

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