admiralty

CEFRC2

/ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The government department or legal system concerned with naval and sea matters.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.

Examples

  • Is there a difference between admiralty and maritime law?

  • Tom fragged the entire admiralty.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.

  2. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

  3. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is studying admiralty law.

  • But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park.

  • On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site.

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Origin

noun

From French amirauté, for an older amiralté (“office of admiral”), from Late Latin admīrālitās. See admiral. Analyzable as admiral + -ty.