visit

visit, n. Int’l law. A naval officer’s boarding an ostensibly neutral merchant vessel from another state to exercise the right of search. • This right is exercisable when suspicious circumstances exist, as when the vessel is suspected of involvement in piracy. — Also termed visitation. See RIGHT OF SEARCH . [Cases: War and National Emergency 20. C.J.S. War and National Defense §§ 26, 28.]

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