What does "affreightment" mean?
Affreightment: The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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