SEAT OF GOVERNMENT

seat of government.The nation’s capital, a state capital, a county seat, or other location where

the principal offices of the national, state, and local governments are located. [Cases: Counties

27; States 22.C.J.S. Counties § 46; States § 38.] sea lane.Int’l & maritime law. A designated course or regularly used route for ships, esp. in

restricted waters such as harbors and straits. • Although sea lanes have obvious safety advantages,

they were long resisted by sea captains, who saw them as a threat to their freedom to navigate. [Blacks Law 8th]