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mare liberum

(mä′rā lē′bə rəm)

a sea open to all nations

Origin: L, free sea

See mare liberum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A navigable body of water, such as a sea, that is open to navigation by vessels of all nations.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin mare līberum

Origin: : Latin mare, sea

Origin: + Latin līberum, free

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