English Explanatory Dictionary

freedom of the seas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The doctrine, widely recognized in international law, that, outside of narrow territorial limits, the oceans are open to unhindered navigation by vessels of all countries.

Word forms

freedom of the seas

Related words

law of the sea mare liberum
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