Definition of mare clausum

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ma·re clau·sum

(mä

klou

m, klô

-) KEY

NOUN:

A navigable body of water, such as a sea, that is under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin : Latin mare, sea + Latin clausum, closed

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