Clearance in United States
Clearance Definition
A certificate given by the collector of a port, in which it is stated that the master or commander (naming him) of a ship or vessel named and described, bound for a port named, and having on board goods described, in case the master requires the particulars of his cargo to be stated in such clearance, has entered and cleared his ship or vessel according to law.
Clearance in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
| Link | Description |
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| Clearance | Clearance in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
For starting research in the law of a foreign country:
Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for Clearance
Scan Clearance in the appropriate area of law:
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Clearance | Clearance in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Clearance | Clearance in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Explore other Reference Works
| Resource | Description |
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| Clearance in the Dictionaries | Clearance in our legal dictionaries |
| http://lawi.us/clearance | The URI of Clearance (more about URIs) |
| Clearance related entries | Find related entries of Clearance |
Legal Issue for Attorneys
A certificate given by the collector of a port, in which it is stated that the master or commander (naming him) of a ship or vessel named and described, bound for a port named, and having on board goods described, in case the master requires the particulars of his cargo to be stated in such clearance, has entered and cleared his ship or vessel according to law.
Notice
This definition of Clearance is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.