mare liberum

mare liberum
/mair"ee lib"euhr euhm, mahr"ay/; Lat. /mah"rdde lee"be rddoom'/
a body of navigable water to which all nations have unrestricted access. Cf. mare clausum.
[1645-55; < L: free sea]

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  • mare liberum — noun (free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access • Hypernyms: ↑waterway …   Useful english dictionary

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