| 单词 | right of ferry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasright of ferry right of ferry n. the right to provide a ferry service and to charge a fee for its use; = sense 3b; cf. ferry right n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > shipping business or trade > ferrying > right of ferrying right of ferry1761 1761 Information for James Earl of Moray 11 The Right of Ferry, or Passage, over this Public River. 1774 London Chron. 13 Sept. 264/2 A right of ferry claimed by the latter over the river Mena on the great road between Chester and Holyhead. 1865 Amer. Law Reg. 13 515 It is sometimes asserted that there is a right of ferry which at common law is appendant or appurtenant to riparian ownership upon navigable fresh-water rivers. 1995 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 June 3 Compulsory acquisition of the ‘right of ferry’ may require a private Act of Parliament to be promoted by the regional council. < as lemmas |
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