demurrage:
1. A sum of money due by way of compensation for the loss of earnings of a vessel by an improper delay or detention of the vessel. 48 Am J1st Ship § 606.
A word derived from the maritime law but applied to railroad cars, meaning, in this respect, the charges imposed by a carrier by rail for the detention of the cars beyond the time reasonably required for the loading or unloading thereof. 13 Am J2d Car § 480. [1]
demurrage lien:
(1918)
1. A carrier’s lien on goods for any unpaid demurrage charges. [2]
1. The lien of a carrier by rail upon a shipment for unpaid demurrage charges. 13 Am J2d Carriers § 501.
The lien of a shipowner upon cargo for demurrage charges unpaid, enforceable in admiralty by an action in rem. 48 Am J1st Ship § 615. [1]
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[1]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary with Pronunciations
Third Edition by James A. Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Edited by William S. Anderson. © 1969 by THE LAWYER’S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931
[2]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4
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