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 […]