§ 30301 Short title
§ 30302 Cause of action
§ 30303 Amount and apportionment of recovery
§ 30304 Contributory negligence
§ 30305 Death of plaintiff in pending action
§ 30306 Foreign cause of action
§ 30307 Commercial aviation accidents
§ 30308 Nonapplication
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 46 > Subtitle III > Chapter 303 - Death On the High Seas

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3