BILL OF GROSS ADVENTURE
\bˈɪl ɒv ɡɹˈə͡ʊs ɐdvˈɛnt͡ʃə], \bˈɪl ɒv ɡɹˈəʊs ɐdvˈɛntʃə], \b_ˈɪ_l ɒ_v ɡ_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s ɐ_d_v_ˈɛ_n_tʃ_ə]\
Definitions of BILL OF GROSS ADVENTURE
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In French maritime law. Any written instrument which contains a contract of bottomry, respondentia, or any other kind of maritime loan. There is no corresponding English term. Hall, Marit. Loans, 182. n.
By Henry Campbell Black
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A phrase used in French maritime law; it comprehends every instrument of writing which contains a contract of bottomry, respondentia, and every species of maritime loan. We have no word of similar import. Hall on Mar. Loans, 182, n. See Bottomry; Gross adventure; Respondentia.
By John Bouvier
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