JETTISON

jettison (jet-[schwa]-s[schwa]n), n. Maritime law. 1. The act of voluntarily throwing cargo overboard to lighten or stabilize a ship that is in immediate danger. — Also termed equitable jettison; jactura; jactus mercium navis levandae causa. See general average under AVERAGE. 2. JETSAM. — jettison, vb. “The goods must not be swept away by the violence […]