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Definition of Low-water mark
1. Noun. An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything.
2. Noun. A line marking the lowest level reached.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Low-water Mark
Literary usage of Low-water mark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"But neither the line of ordinary high-water mark, or ordinary low- water mark,
nor of a middle stage of water can be assumed as the line dividing the bed ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"Both parties concede that by the law of this state the plaintiff's land does not
extend beyond low-water mark. Such Is the law of this state. Fletcher •ч. ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"low-water mark. The "low-water mark" of a fresh-water river Is the point to which
the river recedes at its lowest stage. Paine Lumber Co. v. ..."
4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1903)
"-iso ; while, upon the cither hand, in the« cases which*hold that private ownership
ex-* tends to low-water mark (Bullock v. Wilson, 2 Port. (Ala. ..."
5. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"The uninclosed waters of the ocean, and also those waters on the sea- coast which
are without the boundaries of low-water mark. US v. Ross, 1 Gall. ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"The reason that they were overlooked before is, no doubt, explained by the fact
that the bottom is not visible below low-water mark in actual estuaries; ..."
7. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"The plaintiffs claimed title to the beach extending from high-water mark to
low-water mark opposite the Improvements of Mrs. Wallace. ..."
8. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"480; while, upon the other hand, in the cases which 'hold that private ownership[
extends to low-water mark (Bullock v. Wilson, 2 Port. (Ala. ..."
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