See Also: off-road(dictionary)
road hog(dictionary)
road(1)(dictionary)
road(2)(dictionary)
road(3)(dictionary)
road tax(dictionary)
road-hog(dictionary)
Road(medicine)
B-road(dictionary)
road(dictionary)

ROAD, mar (law)


ROAD, mar. law. A road is defined by Lord Hale to be an open passage of the sea, which, from the situation of the adjacent land, and its own depth and sea, which, from the situation of the adjacent land, and its own depth and wideness, affords a secure place for the common riding and anchoring of wideness, affords a secure place for the common riding and anchoring of vessels. Hale de Port. Mar. p. 2, c. 2. This word, however, does not appear vessels. Hale de Port. Mar. p. 2, c. 2. This word, however, does not appear to have a very definite meaning. 2 Chit. Com. Law, 4, 5. to have a very definite meaning. 2 Chit. Com. Law, 4, 5.