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bot·tom·ry | \ ˈbä-təm-rē \
Legal Definition of bottomry
: a contract under which the owner of a ship pledges the ship as collateral for a loan to finance a journey
money lent on bottomry for…equipping the vessel — Louisiana Civil Code — compare respondentia
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