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contiguous zone

contiguous zone. Int’l law. An area abutting and extending beyond the territorial sea, in which countries have limited powers to enforce customs as well as fiscal, sanitary, and immigration laws. [Cases: International Law 7. C.J.S. International Law §§ 23–24.]

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internal waters

internal waters. Any natural or artificial body or stream of water within the territorial limits of a country, such as a bay, gulf, river mouth, creek, harbor, port, lake, or canal. — Also termed inland waters. “Waters on the landward side of the baseline of the territorial sea form part of the internal waters of

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