I took stock of my qualifications. A not-very-good degree, redeemed somewhat by my achievements at the admiralty. From LearnThat.org. [Francis Crick, Source: Francis Crick, What Mad Pursuit, Basic Books, New York, 1988, pp 15-16.]
Last Thursday's term was uberrimae fidei, a common term in admiralty law, which is defined as. From Wordnik.com. [Legal Definitions] Reference
Supreme Court, I could present precise points, raised in admiralty appeals, and ruled by such judges as Marshall, Livingstone, Tilghman. From Wordnik.com. [Eulogy of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
Next to revenue (taxes) itself, the late extensions of the jurisdiction of the admiralty are our greatest grievance. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Neal Starkman Wants To Help The Republicans] Reference
When Willoughby called the admiralty court on June 17, 1665, the factors cited the company's royal charter which justified the seizure of interlopers. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919] Reference
Oh, and the gold fringe on the flag in the courtroom makes it a flag of admiralty, meaning the court has no jurisdiction over them. From Wordnik.com. [Confederate Yankee] Reference
The place of first lord of the admiralty was offered to. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Canadian transport officer and admiralty man came on board. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
Admiral Keppel was again placed at the head of the admiralty; Lord. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Edward Hawke, who was made first lord of the admiralty, and Sir Percy. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
It is called the Lord Warden Hotel, and is just off the admiralty pier head. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
The managers of the war-office were doomed to similar attacks as those of the admiralty. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Sir Sydney Smith writes on the first of December the following letter to the admiralty. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823] Reference
Lords North and Mulgrave defended Sandwich and the admiralty-board; imputing some blame to. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
The admiralty stevedores had stowed the waggons in the hold and a mess they had made of it. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
Lord Sandwich was made secretary of state, and Lord Egmont was placed at the head of the admiralty. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
I'm confident that I cannot be held criminally responsible for not understanding a nice point in admiralty. From Wordnik.com. [The Mutineers] Reference
Under the present statutes the equity and admiralty procedure in the Federal courts is under the control of the. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
He sustained a high reputation as an admiralty lawyer as well as for his knowledge of international jurisprudence. From Wordnik.com. [As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century] Reference
Charles Fox was made a lord of the admiralty; and Mr. Thurlow was created solicitor-general instead of Mr. Dunning. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
It is, however, satisfactory to know that in the present instance the admiralty allowed the admiral to retain our flag. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
It was decided, and the decisions supported by voluminous precedents, that the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction possessed by the. From Wordnik.com. [Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men] Reference
So also where it appears that a court of admiralty has exercised jurisdiction in a case belonging exclusively to a court of common law. From Wordnik.com. [Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject] Reference
Having expressed a wish to be transferred to the admiralty, he was placed at the head of that board, instead of Sir Edward Hawke, and Lord. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
At the Naval Academy he again was an elected leader and was ticketed by his fellow midshipmen either for the admiralty or a career in politics. From Wordnik.com. [The Man And The Myth] Reference
Chief-Justice of Carolina, received a warrant from this nobleman, impowering him to sit also as judge of the provincial court of vice-admiralty. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
These brave early mariners were the first who understood and made use of the Gulf Stream, and by them it was explained to the English admiralty. From Wordnik.com. [The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886] Reference
There was a court of vice-admiralty, the Judge, Register, and Marshal of which were appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the admiralty in England. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
In addition to the ordinary criminal and civil business, the location of the court on the lake border brought to it a large amount of admiralty cases. From Wordnik.com. [Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men] Reference
Having taken his seat in the Irish House of Lords in 1745, he was appointed one of the lords commissioners of the admiralty in 1746, and was one of the. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
He is best remembered as viceroy of India, which office he held from 1872-1876, but his last public position was first lord of the admiralty (1880-1885). From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
By the court and the admiralty, however, their conduct was viewed with approbation; and Keppel, at least, would not deign to answer his anonymous accusers. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
The factors, therefore, petitioned to have the case removed from the common law courts to the admiralty court where the governor was the presiding officer. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919] Reference
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