Maritime Law Vocabulary

noun abundance or plenty

• The pirate ship set sail in search of the bounty hidden on a remote island.
• I heard there's a big bounty up for grabs for whoever can catch that fugitive.
• Yo, did you hear about the bounty on that rare Pokemon? It's crazy high!
• His kindness towards others brought him a bounty of love and friendship.

noun a government order that restricts trade with another country

verb to impose an embargo on

• The government decided to impose an embargo on all imports from that country.
• They put a ban on buying products from there.
• They shut down all trade with them.
• She placed an embargo on all negative thoughts and focused on positivity instead.

noun a pirate or lawless adventurer

verb to act as a pirate or plunderer

• The freeboot was arrested for piracy on the high seas.
• The freeboot was caught stealing from other ships.
• That freeboot is always up to no good.
• He was a freeboot in the world of business, always looking for ways to profit at the expense of others.

noun the act of hiring or chartering a vessel for transportation of goods

• The affreightment contract outlined the terms of transporting the goods by sea.
• The affreightment agreement was signed for shipping the cargo overseas.
• We got the affreightment deal sorted for moving the products across the ocean.
• The affreightment of responsibilities onto her shoulders was a heavy burden to bear.