riparian rights doctrine

riparian-rights doctrine. The rule that owners of land bordering on a waterway have equal rights to use the water passing through or by their property. Cf. PRIOR-APPROPRIATION DOCTRINE. [Cases: Navigable Waters 39; Waters and Water Courses 40. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 82; Waters§ 12.]

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资深译员Christina，毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及教育培训领域的法律文件。