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Definition of Right of search
1. Noun. The right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Right Of Search
Literary usage of Right of search
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1873)
"The right of search slave-trade, and especially as against Portugal, ...
The British government disclaim the right of search in time of peace, ..."
2. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1866)
"The British government disclaim the right of search in time of peace, but they
claim at all times the right of visit, in order to know whether a vessel, ..."
3. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent, Charles M. Barnes (1884)
"The British government disclaim the right of search in time of peace, but they
claim at all times the right of visit, in order to know whether a vessel, ..."
4. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1848)
"The British government disclaim the right of search in time of peace, but they
claim at all times the right of visit, in order to know whether a vessel, ..."
5. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1851)
"The British government disclaim the right of search in time of peace, but they
claim at all times the right of risit, in order to know whether a vessel, ..."
6. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster: With an Essay on Daniel by Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple (1914)
"The right of search extends not only to the vessel, but to tot cargo also.
The right of visit is quite distinct from this, though the two are often ..."
7. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1901)
"The right of search was denied, and the flag of the state was declared to be a
substitute for all documentary and other proof, and to exclude all right of ..."
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