This definition of Dock is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry must be reread. These sample sentences are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word «Dockage». The opinions expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. «Dockage.» dictionary Merriam-Webster.com, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockage. Accessed October 13, 2022. Search the Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms for legal acronyms and/or abbreviations that contain Dock. (Verb) – Crop or decrease to dock a notch. (Noun) – The cage or confined space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when they are brought to justice. Space, in a river or port. Locked between two docks. City of Boston vs.

Lecraw, 17 like. 434, 15 L. Ed. 118; Bingham vs. Doane, 9 Ohio, 167. A wharf is an artificial basin associated with a port used to pick up or unload ships when receiving or unloading their cargo and is equipped with gates to prevent the rise and fall of water caused by tides and maintain a uniform level inside the docks. «Perry v. Haines, 191 U. S. 17, 24 Sup. Ct. 8, 48 L.

ed. 73. An indictment of ships for the privilege of mooring on the docks or in the memories. People vs. Roberts, 92 Cal. 659, 28 Pac. 689. Financial compensation for the use of a wharf during the repair of a ship. Ives vs. The Buckeye State, 13 Fed.

Cas. 184th Dock Master. An officer who had powers within and at a certain distance from the docks to direct the mooring and removal of ships to prevent obstruction of dock entrances. Mozley and Whitley. Arrest warrant at the dock. In English law. An arrest warrant issued by the port owners to the owner of the imported goods and stored on the wharf, believing in the bills of lading in recognition of his ownership of the goods. It is a negotiable instrument.

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