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Wreck definition:
An abandoned vessel, or something abandoned off a vessel, which is either afloat, stranded, aground or sunken.
Related Terms: Flotsam, Derelict, Jetsam, Ligan ...
Wreck Act
the Act makes clear that a vessel owner has the responsibility to remove a wreck that interferes with the safe navigation of other vessels.
WRECK, mar. law. A wreck (called in law Latin, wreccum maris, and in law French, wrec de mer,) signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, ...
Wrecking
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Matthew Green, in his poem "The Spleen," notes how "Wrecks appear each day, And yet fresh fools are cast away.
Car Wrecks, Nursing Home Abuse, Social Security Disability, Truck Injuries, Wrongful Death, Negligence, Auto Accidents, and Lawsuits.
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Engl. law. Literally a plank in a wreck. This figure has been used to denote the condition of a third mortgagee, who obtained his mortgage without... more ...
Casualty 1) An accident or event which could not have been foreseen or avoided, such as a shipwreck, fire, or earthquake. 2) The liability or loss resulting from such an accident or event. (See: casualty loss)
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Definition - Noun
: floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
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Pronunciation'flät-s&m ...
casualty
n. 1) an accident which could not have been foreseen or guarded against, such as a shipwreck caused by storm or fire caused by lightning. 2) the loss, as of life, from such an unavoidable accident.
Casualty: A loss of property due to fire, storm shipwreck or other casualty, which is allowable as a deduction in computing taxable income.
A necessary deposit is such as arises from pressing necessity; for instance, in case of a fire, a shipwreck, or other overwhelming calamity.
(n) Salvage is the recovery of goods or portion of the good exposed to an accident, damage, pilforation etc due to an unexpected incident like fire, wreckage, breakdown, natural calamities etc
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