death on the high seas act

Death on the High Seas Act. A federal law, enacted in 1920, permitting a wrongful-death action to be filed in U.S. district court for a death occurring on the high seas. 46 USCA app. §§ 761–767. — Abbr. DOHSA. [Cases: Death 7, 13. C.J.S. Death §§ 17–18, 28, 32, 36.]

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译者黎川，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与专利与技术诉讼相关的法律文件。