☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Public Trust Doctrine (Water)

The principle that navigable waters and their beds are held in trust by the state for the benefit of the public, and that the state has a duty to protect these resources for public use.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Water Law · Source: Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387 (1892)
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