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port toll. A duty paid for bringing goods into a port. [Blacks Law 8th]

port-state control. Maritime law. The exercise of authority under international conventions for a state to stop, board, inspect, and when necessary detain vessels sailing under foreign flags while they are navigating in the port state’s territorial waters or are in one of its ports. • The purpose is to ensure the safety of the vessels…

portsale. Hist. A public sale of goods to the highest bidder; an auction. [Blacks Law 8th]

port-risk insurance. See INSURANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

portorium (por-tohr-ee-<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A tax or toll levied at a port or at the gates of a city. 2. A toll for passing over a bridge. [Blacks Law 8th]

port of entry. See PORT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

port of discharge. See PORT. [Blacks Law 8th]

port of destination. See PORT. [Blacks Law 8th]

CLS.abbr.CRITICAL LEGAL STUDIES. [Blacks Law 8th]

closing of estate.Wills & estates. The completion of the administration of a decedent’s estate, brought about by the administrator’s distribution of estate assets, payment of taxes, and filing of necessary accounts with the probate court. [Blacks Law 8th]