BAY

bay.Int’l law. An inlet of the sea, over which the coastal country exercises jurisdiction to enforce its environmental, immigration, and customs laws. [Cases: International Law  5. C.J.S.

International Law §§ 14–20.]

historic bay.A bay that, because of its shape, would not be considered a bay subject to the coastal country’s jurisdiction, except for that country’s long-standing unilateral claim over it; a bay over which the coastal country has traditionally asserted and maintained dominion.[Blacks Law 8th]