clearance

clearance.

1. Maritime law. The right of a ship to leave port, or the certificate issued by the port collector evi-dencing the ship’s right to leave port. [Cases: Shipping 7, 15. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 11, 18–20.]

2. The time that must elapse between runs of the same movie within a particular area; a theater’s exclusive right of exhibition over competing theaters.

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