clearing. 1. Banking. The exchanging of checks and balancing of accounts. 2. Maritime law. The departure of a ship from port, after complying with customs, health laws, and other local regulations. See CLEARANCE(1). [Cases: Shipping 7, 15. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 11, 18–20.]
lex marityma (leks mair-i-tee-m[schwa]). Hist. The body of customs, usage, and local rules governing seagoing commerce that developed in the maritime countries of medieval Europe.
fuero (foo-wer-oh).Spanish law. 1. A forum; court. 2. The territory in which a court has the power to act. 3. A privilege enjoyed by some but not others. 4. A custom having the force of law. 5. Hist. A collection of local, usu. customary, laws. Fuero Juzgo (hooz-goh). Hist. A 7th-century Visigothic code that was