Law Dictionary Definitions

Great Lakes rule.Maritime law. The statutory provision that an admiralty litigant is entitled to a jury trial in a contract or tort action if the lawsuit arises from the operation of a commercial vessel on the Great Lakes or the navigable waters connecting them. See 28 USCA § 1873. [Cases: Admiralty 80. C.J.S. Admiralty §§…

Great Inquest.See grand inquest (2) under INQUEST. [Blacks Law 8th]

great fee.See FEE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

great diligence.See DILIGENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

great care.See CARE. [Blacks Law 8th]

great bodily injury.See serious bodily injury under INJURY. [Blacks Law 8th]

gray mule case.See WHITEHORSE CASE. [Blacks Law 8th]

gray-market adoption.See private adoption under ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

gray market.See MARKET. [Blacks Law 8th]

graymail. A criminal defendant’s threat to reveal classified information during the trial in the hope of forcing the government to drop the criminal charge. Cf. BLACKMAIL(1); GREENMAIL(1), (2); FEEMAIL. [Blacks Law 8th]