Ferry in United States
Ferry Definition
A liberty to have a boat upon a river for the transportation of men, horses, and carriages, with their contents, for a reasonable toll. 42 Me. 9; 3 Zab. (N. J.) 206; Woolr. Ways, 217. The term is also used to designate the place where such liberty is exercised. 4 Mart. (La.; N. S.) 426; 30 Barb. (N. Y.) 311.
Ferry in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Ferry | Ferry in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Ferry | Ferry in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Ferry | Ferry in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Ferry | Ferry in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Ferry | Ferry in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A liberty to have a boat upon a river for the transportation of men, horses, and carriages, with their contents, for a reasonable toll. 42 Me. 9; 3 Zab. (N. J.) 206; Woolr. Ways, 217. The term is also used to designate the place where such liberty is exercised. 4 Mart. (La.; N. S.) 426; 30 Barb. (N. Y.) 311.
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This definition of Ferry is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.