HyperDic: right_of_search

English > 1 sense of the expression *right of search*:
NOUN	attribute	right of search	the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them

English > *right of search*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them.
Broader	right	An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature