Definition of Mare liberum

1. Noun. (free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access.

Generic synonyms: Waterway

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mare Liberum

mardied
mardier
mardies
mardiest
marding
mards
mardy
mardying
mare
mare's-nest
mare's-tail
mare's nest
mare's nests
mare's tail
mare clausum
mare liberum (current term)
mare nostrum
mareblob
marecottite
mareel
maremma
maremmas
maremme
marena
mareogram
mareograph
mareographic
mares
mares' tails
mareschal

Literary usage of Mare liberum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Behring Sea Controversy by Stephen Berrien Stanton (1892)
"Let us see how far they support these claims and acts. mare liberum vs. MARE CLAUSUM. " There is no writer, there is no government, ..."

2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1880)
"Tush 8 mare liberum, they fish under our noses, and sell it to us when they have done, at their own prices. ..."

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