affreightment

affreightment
A contract for the hiring of a vessel. An agreement by the owner of a vessel to employ the vessel for the carriage of specific goods belonging to one person or many persons. 48 Am Jlst Ship § 296.

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  • affreightment — index carriage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 affreightment …   Law dictionary

  • Affreightment — Af*freight ment, n. [Cf. F. affr[ e]tement.] The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • affreightment — /afreytmant/ A contract of affreightment is a contract with a ship owner to hire his ship, or part of it, for the carriage of goods. The Fred Smartley, Jr., C.C.A.Va., 100 F.2d 971, 973. Such a contract generally takes the form either of a… …   Black's law dictionary

  • affreightment — /afreytmant/ A contract of affreightment is a contract with a ship owner to hire his ship, or part of it, for the carriage of goods. The Fred Smartley, Jr., C.C.A.Va., 100 F.2d 971, 973. Such a contract generally takes the form either of a… …   Black's law dictionary

  • affreightment — ▪ international law       contract for carriage of goods by water, “freight” being the price paid for the service of carriage. Such contracts are of immense importance to the world economy, forming the legal structure of the arterial traffic of… …   Universalium

  • affreightment — noun The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo …   Wiktionary

  • affreightment — hiring of a vessel Nautical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • affreightment — n. renting of cargo ships …   English contemporary dictionary

  • affreightment — af·freight·ment …   English syllables

  • affreightment — /əˈfreɪtmənt/ (say uh fraytmuhnt) noun a contract made by a shipowner to carry goods for payment. {obsolete affreight (from French affréter, remodelled on freight) + ment} …  

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