ligan
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Definition
Noun: * Ligan refers to goods or wreckage that have sunk to the sea floor but are intentionally marked with a buoy or other floating object so that their owner can later recover them. It is a legal term in maritime law, distinguishing such items from abandoned wreckage.
Usage
"Ligan" is a specialized term used almost exclusively in legal, maritime, or historical contexts concerning salvage rights and property lost at sea. * The ship's cargo, now ligan, was secured to the seabed with a buoy for a future salvage operation. * Under admiralty law, the court had to determine if the sunken chest was ligan or simply abandoned jetsam.
Advanced Usage
- The concept of ligan is part of a traditional legal categorization of items found at sea, which includes (goods thrown overboard to lighten a ship), (floating wreckage), and (sunken, buoyed goods).
Variants and Related Words
- Lagan: This is a variant spelling of "ligan" and is used interchangeably.
- Wreckage: The broken remains of a ship or its cargo.
- Salvage: The act of rescuing a ship or its cargo from loss at sea.
Synonyms
- Buoyed goods
- Marked wreckage
Related Terms (Maritime Law Categories)
- Flotsam: Floating wreckage or cargo.
- Jetsam: Goods deliberately thrown overboard (jettisoned) from a ship, often to lighten it in distress.
- Derelict: Property abandoned at sea without any intention of recovery.
Noun
- goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered