ACCOMENDA
accomenda (ak-<<schwa>>-men-d<<schwa>>).Hist. Maritime law. A contract between a
cargo owner and a shipmaster whereby the parties agree to sell the cargo and divide the profits
(after deducting the owner’s costs). • This contract actually consists of two agreements: a
mandatum, by which the owner gives the shipmaster the power to dispose of the cargo, and a
partnership contract, by which the parties divide any profits arising from the sale. See
MANDATE(5). [Cases: Shipping 104. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 247–250, 252–254.] [Blacks Law 8th]