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Definition of Territorial waters
1. Noun. The waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction.
Group relationships: Briny, Main
Specialized synonyms: U.s. Waters, United States Waters
Antonyms: High Sea, International Waters
Definition of Territorial waters
1. Noun. (politics geography) A country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans, seas, or other adjoining bodies of water considered to fall within the political boundaries and legal jurisdiction of that country. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Territorial Waters
Literary usage of Territorial waters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"territorial waters Jurisdiction Act, 1878. § 177b. ... "'The territorial waters
of Her Majesty's dominions,' in reference to the sea, means such part of the ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In international law " territorial waters " are the belt of sea adjacent to their
shores which states respect as being under their immediate territorial ..."
3. A Treatise on International Law by William Edward Hall, Alexander Pearce Higgins (1917)
"It must be added that this can only be waters"* done when the pursuit is commenced
while the vessel is still for infrac- within the territorial waters or ..."
4. International Law by John Westlake (1910)
"Pursuit from, territorial waters to the Open Sea. We have mentioned that the
exclusive authority of the state of the flag in the open sea is subject to a ..."
5. International Law by John Westlake (1910)
"Pursuit from territorial waters to the Open Sea. We have mentioned that the
exclusive authority of the state of the flag in the open sea is subject to a ..."
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