detention of a vessel

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• detention — Holding one arrested on a charge of crime. Wong Wing v United States, 163 US 228, 235, 41 L Ed 140, 142, 16 S Ct 977. See commitment; detainment of vessel; restraints of kings; restraints of princes …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Quarantine — For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation) Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often but not always disease. The word comes from the Italian (seventeenth century… …   Wikipedia

• demurrage — /damaraj/ In maritime law, the sum which is fixed by the contract of carriage, or which is allowed, as remuneration to the owner of a ship for the detention of his vessel beyond the number of days allowed by the charter party for loading and… …   Black's law dictionary

• demurrage — /damaraj/ In maritime law, the sum which is fixed by the contract of carriage, or which is allowed, as remuneration to the owner of a ship for the detention of his vessel beyond the number of days allowed by the charter party for loading and… …   Black's law dictionary

• demurrage — A sum of money due by way of compensation for the loss of earnings of a vessel by an improper delay or detention of the vessel. 48 Am J1st Ship § 606. A word derived from the maritime law but applied to railroad cars, meaning, in this respect,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• demurrage — /dəˈmʌrɪdʒ / (say duh murij) noun Commerce 1. the detention of a vessel, as in loading or unloading, beyond the time agreed upon. 2. the similar detention of a railway wagon, etc. 3. a charge for such detention. {Anglo French demurage, from… …  

• Demurrage — De*mur rage, n. [Cf. OF. demorage delay. See {Demur}.] (Law) (a) The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing. (b) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Demurrage —   The charge paid to the vessel owner or operator for detention of a vessel at the port(s) beyond the time allowed, usually 72 hours, for loading and unloading.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

• quantus — See quantum. quarantine. The privilege given a widow to use certain portions of her husband s estate until dower is allotted; her right to remain in and use the mansion house temporarily. 25 Am J2d Dow § 171. The comparable right of a widower in… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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• MV Tampa — The MV Tampa is a Norwegian cargo ship.In August 2001, under Captain Arne Rinnan, a diplomatic dispute brewed between Australia, Norway, and Indonesia after Tampa had rescued 439 Afghans from a distressed fishing vessel in international waters.… …   Wikipedia