right of search

right of search
noun
the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them
• Hypernyms: ↑right

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1. : the right of a belligerent to stop a merchant vessel of a neutral state on the high seas and make such examination and search as may be reasonably necessary to determine whether it has become liable to capture by violation of the laws of war (as by carrying contraband goods)
2. : a right similar to the wartime right of search that arises in time of peace under various circumstances (as for the purpose of enforcing revenue law or preventing piracy)

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Internat. Law.
the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.
[1810-20]

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right of search see under ↑search1
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Main Entry: ↑right
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right of search
The right of a warring country to search neutral ships for contraband of war
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Main Entry: ↑search

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right of search,
the searching of a vessel or the examining of its papers, cargo, or crew, by officers of a belligerent state to learn its nationality, whether it carries contraband, its destination, and other particulars.

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n. the right of a ship of a belligerent state to stop and search a neutral merchant vessel for prohibited goods

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  • right of search — See search; search and seizure …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • right of search — Internat. Law. the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure. [1810 20] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Search — Search, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.] The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination. [1913 Webster] Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with inspection deep… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Search warrant — Search Search, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.] The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination. [1913 Webster] Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with inspection deep… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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