droit of admiralty

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French droit (“a right”)

Noun[edit]

droit of admiralty (plural droits of admiralty)

  1. (UK, law) Any of certain customary rights or perquisites relating to enemy ships and property found at sea, including flotsam, jetsam, lagan, deodand, etc.
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