Legal glossary

“maritime perils”

Defined in 1 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Marine Insurance Act, 1963 · s. 2

    (e) "maritime perils" means the perils consequent on, or incidental to, the navigation of the sea, that is to say, perils of the seas, fire, war perils, pirates, rovers, thieves, captures, seizures, restraints and detainments of princes and peoples, jettisons, barratry and any other perils which are either of the like kind or may be designated by the policy;
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