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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
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. ..."