☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Derelict (Maritime)

A vessel or cargo that has been abandoned at sea by its master and crew without hope of recovery or intention to return. Finders may claim salvage rights but not ownership.

Etymology: Latin 'derelictus' (abandoned), from 'derelinquere' (to forsake entirely) · Category: Admiralty Law · Source: The Aquila, 1 C. Rob. 37 (1798)
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