Coast Guard jurisdiction. The law-enforcement authority of the United States Coast Guard over the high seas and navigable waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, including the powers of stopping, searching, and seizing property, and arresting persons. See UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.
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coal notice 〈美〉(宾夕法尼亚州)采煤通知 在买卖协议、产权保险单〔title insurance policy〕或其他文书中，买卖或移转表土〔surface land〕时，除了抵押或使其权利清洁地移转〔quitclaim conveyance〕，必须有根据具体情况的在先的或同时的采煤通知，以使采煤权〔title to coal〕和表土权〔right of surface〕相区别。
Hist. A promissory note written according to a statute that required payment for coal out of any vessel in the port of London to be in cash or by promissory note containing the words “value received in coal.” • Noncompliance with the statute resulted in a fine of £100.
domestic coal consumers’ council 〈英〉国内煤炭消费者理事会 规定于1946年《煤炭工业国有化法》〔Coal Industry Nationalisation Act〕第4条。
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coasting trade (1)沿海贸易；沿岸贸易 沿同一国海岸、内水岸的不同港口的贸易。 (2)〈美〉国内贸易 不同州不同地区间、同一州不同地区间、同一地区不同地点间沿海岸或可航行水域的贸易，与对外贸易相对。
Tidewater navigable by an ocean vessel; all water opening directly or indirectly into the ocean and navigable by a vessel coming in from the ocean. — Also termed coastal water.
Alaska Coalition 〈美〉阿拉斯加同盟 一个由40个独立团体组成的地方性、全国性以及国际性的组织，该组织积极倡议对阿拉斯加州〔Alaska〕的未开发地区和生态环境应加强保护，并取得了一定的成效。
coadjutor (koh-[schwa]-joo-t[schwa]r or koh-aj-[schwa]-t[schwa]r), n. A coworker or assistant, esp. one appointed to assist a bishop who, because of age or infirmity, is unable to perform all duties of the office. — coadjutor, adj.
Coase Theorem (kohs). An economic proposition describing the relationship between legal rules about entitle-ments and economic efficiency. • The theorem, innovated by Ronald Coase, holds that if there are no transaction costs — such as the costs of bargaining or acquiring information — then any legal rule will produce an efficient result. Coase’s seminal article