mare clausum in English
noun
1
the sea under the jurisdiction of a particular country.
The Dutch East India Company, though nominally under Dutch authority, was clearly a state in Asia and asserted mare clausum not only around the Spice Islands but also in parts of the Indian Ocean.
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1. The disputation was directed towards the Portuguese Mare clausum policy and their claim of monopoly on the East Indian Trade.
2. In the 16th and 17th centuries Spain considered the Pacific Ocean a mare clausum—a sea closed to other naval powers.
3. Navigation was considered closed (Latin, mare clausum) from November 11 to March 10, except in cases of absolute necessity or urgency.