§ 4701 Rights of American seamen on privately owned and operated American vessels extended to seamen employed through the War Shipping Administration; exceptions; definitions
§ 4702 Insurance awards by War Shipping Administrators; findings and actions as conclusive
§ 4703 Payment of compensation; insurance
§ 4704 United States as entitled to all benefits of exemption and limitation of liability accorded to owners of vessels
§ 4705 Termination of section 4701(a); authority of United States Maritime Commission vested in Administrator of War Shipping Administration
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 50 > Chapter 57 - Claims Under the Clarification Act

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • court of the United States: includes the Supreme Court of the United States, courts of appeals, district courts constituted by chapter 5 of this title, including the Court of International Trade and any court created by Act of Congress the judges of which are entitled to hold office during good behavior. See 28 USC 451
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • 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