| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Harter Act | Economics | (USA) An 1893 Federal Statute regarding ocean bills of lading and limitation of some carrier liabilities. It has been substantially superseded by the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936 and others. (references) | |
| Harter Act 1893 | Transportation | The precursor of COGSA, 1936 in the U. S. It continues to apply to coasting trade and to shipping exempt from COGSA and also governs the carrier's liability for the goods before loading and after discharge. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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