Naval Courts in United States
Naval Courts Definition
Courts held abroad in certain cases to inquire into complaints by the master or seamen of a British ship, or as to the wreck or abandonment of a British ship. A naval court consists of three, four, or Ave members, being officers in her majesty’s navy, consular officers, masters of British merchant ships, or British merchants. It has power to supersede the master of the ship with reference to which the inquiry is held, to discharge any of the seamen, to decide questions as to wages, send home offenders for trial (Merch. Ship. Act 1854, §260), or try certain offenses in a summary manner (Merch. Ship. Act 1855, § 28).
Naval Courts in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Naval Courts | Naval Courts in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
Courts held abroad in certain cases to inquire into complaints by the master or seamen of a British ship, or as to the wreck or abandonment of a British ship. A naval court consists of three, four, or Ave members, being officers in her majesty’s navy, consular officers, masters of British merchant ships, or British merchants. It has power to supersede the master of the ship with reference to which the inquiry is held, to discharge any of the seamen, to decide questions as to wages, send home offenders for trial (Merch. Ship. Act 1854, §260), or try certain offenses in a summary manner (Merch. Ship. Act 1855, § 28).
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This definition of Naval Courts is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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