Beyond Sea in United States

Beyond Sea Definition

Out of the kingdom of England; out of the state; out of the United States. In England. By St. 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 27, no island under the English dominion, and lying adjacent to the United Kingdom, is to be regarded as “beyond the seas.” In the United States. It is commonly held to mean outside the state in whose statute it is used (13 N. H. 86; 1 Har. & J. [Md.] 353; 26 Ga. 182; 8 Blackf. [Ind.] 515; 23 Ala. 486; 14 Pet. [U.S.] 145) ; but it has been held to mean outside the limits of the United States (71 N. C. 176; 24 111. 159; 14 Mo. 433; 9 Serg. & R. [Pa.] 291).

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Beyond Sea	Beyond Sea in the World Legal Encyclopedia.
Beyond Sea	Beyond Sea in the European Legal Encyclopedia.
Beyond Sea	Beyond Sea in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia.
Beyond Sea	Beyond Sea in the UK Legal Encyclopedia.
Beyond Sea	Beyond Sea in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia.

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Out of the kingdom of England; out of the state; out of the United States. In England. By St. 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 27, no island under the English dominion, and lying adjacent to the United Kingdom, is to be regarded as “beyond the seas.” In the United States. It is commonly held to mean outside the state in whose statute it is used (13 N. H. 86; 1 Har. & J. [Md.] 353; 26 Ga. 182; 8 Blackf. [Ind.] 515; 23 Ala. 486; 14 Pet. [U.S.] 145) ; but it has been held to mean outside the limits of the United States (71 N. C. 176; 24 111. 159; 14 Mo. 433; 9 Serg. & R. [Pa.] 291).

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