LEVANDAE NAVIS CAUSA

By SovConn | September 5, 2013

levandae navis causa (l<<schwa>>-van-dee nay-vis kaw-z<<schwa>>), n.[Latin “for the sake of lightening the ship”] Maritime law.The practice of throwing goods overboard to avoid total loss, entitling the owner to compensation from other participants in the maritime venture. See JETTISON; general average under AVERAGE.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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