Word: libellus
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SYMONDS (John Addington) Vagabunduli Libellus...
...Norsemen did not do it for love. By admiralty law salvagers are entitled to a sum fixed by an admiralty judge. Papers filed in a suit to collect such a sum are called by sea-lawyers a "libel" (Latin: libellus, a little book). To get their money the owners of the Norwold filed a libel attaching the Arminda and her cargo. Judge Cochran ruled last week that since the Arminda is officially a warship belonging to a nation friendly to the U. S., the Norsemen could not libel the ship herself. He suggested that they file separate papers against...
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