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Affiant

2007-07-28T21:53:21Z

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An '''affiant''' is a person who makes and subscribes an [[affidavit]]. [[category:legal terms]]

Adventure (shipping)

2007-07-28T21:45:58Z

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In shipping terms, an '''adventure''' refers to the shipment of goods on the shipper's own [[account]]. A ''bill of adventure'' is a document signed by the master of the [[ship]] that carries goods at owner' [[risk]].<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

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Admiralty law

2007-07-28T21:42:32Z

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'''Admiralty law''', also known as '''maritime law''', is that body of [[law]] relating to [[ship]]s, shipping, marine [[commerce]] and [[navigation]], [[transportation]] of persons or property by sea, etc. [[category:legal terms]]

Talk:Addison F. Andrews

2007-07-28T21:29:58Z

NekoD: This article appears to be just a trivia note. Explanation/expansion welcome...

==Trivia article?==
From what I see, this is merely a note saying that some boat got renamed in the 80s. If this is an extremely important boat, it should maybe be noted, but in its current state (without any sort of reference), this strikes me as trivia. I would have asked the creator directly, but [[User talk:DeborahB.]] is protected at the moment. Since the creator is a sysop, I will refrain from replacing the content with a Speedy Deletion box, but an explanation and/or an expansion of the article would be nice. :) --[[User:NekoD|NekoD]] 17:29, 28 July 2007 (EDT)

User talk:NekoD

2007-07-28T21:20:31Z

NekoD: Sure thing!

Why do you say "one less dead end"? Many of the wikilinks you create appear to be dead ends.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 17:00, 28 July 2007 (EDT)
:The pages appeared on [[Special:Deadendpages]] because they had no outgoing wikilinks (categories don't seem to count). I inserted wikilinks based on my understanding of what should be wikilinked (certain place names or terms people browsing through may want to look up, like [[damage]]s in the legal sense). The reasoning is that missing links will work their way up on the Wanted Pages list because many articles refer to them. This in turn leads to somebody with expertise in that field to contribute an article on that. At least that's the general idea. --[[User:NekoD|NekoD]] 17:06, 28 July 2007 (EDT)

: OK, thanks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 17:18, 28 July 2007 (EDT)

:: Sure thing, glad I could clear that up :) --[[User:NekoD|NekoD]] 17:20, 28 July 2007 (EDT)

Advance (shipping)

2007-07-28T21:12:11Z

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'''Advance''' refers to the act of moving [[cargo]] up line to a [[vessel]] leaving sooner than the one originally booked to carry it.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

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Active Vacancy

2007-07-28T21:10:03Z

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An '''active vacancy''' is a [[vacancy]] where there is no [[incumbent]] in the position; all leave-without-pay vacancies.

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Adjective law

2007-07-28T21:08:19Z

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'''Adjective law''' refers to [[procedural law]]. That body of law which governs the process of protecting the [[right]]s under [[substantive law]]. [[category:legal terms]]

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2007-07-28T21:06:49Z

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Abatement (shipping)

2007-07-28T20:57:03Z

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An '''abatement''' is a [[discount]] allowed for [[damage]] or [[overcharge]] in the payment of a [[bill]].<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/]</ref>

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Additur

2007-07-28T20:54:53Z

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An '''additur''' is an increase by a [[judge]] in the amount of [[damage]]s awarded by a [[jury]]. [[category:legal terms]]

Adjudication

2007-07-28T20:52:47Z

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An '''adjudication''' is the giving or pronouncing a [[judgment]] or [[decree]]. It also means the judgment given. [[category:legal terms]]

Active-I

2007-07-28T20:51:05Z

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The first '''Active''' — a brigantine-rigged packet built at Marsh-field, Mass., on the orders of the [[Continental Congress]] — was launched in July 1779. Under the command of Capt. Corbin Barnes, she made voyages to Bilbao, [[Spain]], in 1780 and to Nantes, [[France]], in 1781. On 23 March 1782, while sailing from [[Philadelphia]] to Havana, [[Cuba]], she encountered the [[British]] man-of-war [[HMS Proserpine]] and was captured. The British [[warship]] took her into Jamaica where she was condemned as a prize and sold.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a2/active-i.htm]</ref>

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Admissible evidence

2007-07-28T20:48:52Z

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'''Admissible evidence''' is [[evidence]] that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal [[trial]]. [[category:legal terms]]

Acknowledgment

2007-07-28T20:47:17Z

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An '''acknowledgment''' is a formal [[declaration]] before an authorized official by the person who executed an [[instrument]] that it is his free act and deed; the [[certificate]] of the official on such instrument attesting that it was so acknowledged. [[category:legal terms]]

Accomplice

2007-07-28T20:44:48Z

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An '''accomplice''' is:
*a [[partner]] in a [[crime]], or
*a person who knowingly and voluntarily participates with another in a criminal activity. [[category:legal terms]]

Acedia

2007-07-28T20:40:13Z

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The name '''Acedia''' was assigned on 23 August 1942 to the Balao-class [[submarine]] SS-309, but was changed to Aspro (q.v.) on 24 September 1942, a little over three months prior to [[keel]]-laying. <ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a2/acedia.htm]</ref>

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Absorption (shipping)

2007-07-28T20:35:17Z

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'''Absorption''' occurs when a [[carrier]] assumes the [[charge]]s of another without any increase in charges to the [[shipper]].<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

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Adroit

2007-07-28T20:19:56Z

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'''Adroit''' (SP-248)—a steam [[yacht]] built in 1907 at City Island, N.Y., by Robert Jacobs—was acquired by the [[Navy]] sometime late in 1917 from Mr. F. H. McAdoo of New York City. After she had begun fitting out under the direction of Lt. H. B. Peschau, NNV, Adroit was found to be highly unseaworthy and of extremely short cruising range. Consequently, she was never commissioned and was returned to her owner on 30 April 1918. Presumably, her name—which had appeared on the Navy list— was stricken from that list soon thereafter.

The first Adroit (AM-82) was laid down on 31 July 1941 at Portland, Oreg., by the Commercial Iron Works; launched on 21 February 1942; and placed in commission on 28 July 1942, Lt. E. G. Benis in command.

Following her commissioning, the [[minesweeper]] moved to San Francisco, Calif., for final fitting out and shakedown training. She left the west coast on 23 November and shaped a course for [[Hawaii]]. Adroit reached [[Pearl Harbor]] on 6 December and spent two weeks undergoing voyage repairs. She set sail on the 21st for Noumea, [[New Caledonia]]. Upon her arrival there, the ship began operations with Destroyer Squadron 12 on antisubmarine patrols off Noumea.

In mid-April, Adroit sailed to Espiritu Santo to undergo repairs. The work was completed in June, and she got underway on the 18th with a convoy for Guadalcanal. On 2 July, the minesweeper headed back to Noumea and operated there until the 26th, escorting ships entering and leaving the harbor.

On the last day of July, Adroit arrived back at Guadalcanal and assumed station on a patrol screen. Her sound gear broke on 2 August, forcing her to anchor off Lunga Point until repairs could be made. The minesweeper got underway again on the 22d, headed for New Caledonia, made intermediate stops at Espiritu Santo and Efate, and reached Noumea on 10 September. She then resumed harbor escort duties.

In mid-October, Adroit sailed to Guadalcanal to join forces scheduled to invade the Treasury Islands. The vessel arrived off Bougainville on 26 October and began her prelanding sweeps. The assault began on the 27th and, during November, she escorted three more convoys from Guadalcanal to support the assault on the Treasury Islands.

Adroit began operations from Guadalcanal on 23 November as a "ready ship" on screening and convoy duty and on hunter/killer operations. In this role, she escorted convoys to Espiritu Santo and Efate, New Hebrides; Noumea, New Caledonia; Auckland, New Zealand; Tarawa, Gilbert Islands; and Manus, Admiralty Islands.

On 1 June 1944, the ship was reclassified as a submarine chaser and redesignated PC-1586 and her name, Adroit, was cancelled. In mid-December, she moved to Ulithi where she served as a harbor patrol vessel. On 28 March 1945, she left Ulithi and proceeded to Saipan, where she arrived four days later. During the rest of her wartime service, PC-1586 operated on escort duty between Saipan and Iwo Jima. She made three round-trip voyages between these islands before shaping a course for Pearl Harbor on 30 July.

PC-1586 reached Hawaiian waters on 15 August and remained in port for approximately two weeks before sailing on to the west coast. She touched at [[San Francisco]] on 15 September and began preparing for deactivation. PC-1586 was decommissioned on 14 December 1945, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 8 January 1946. She was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 18 March 1948 for disposal.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a3/adroit-i.htm]</ref>

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