In maritime law. The sum whlch is fixed by the contract of car-rlage, or whlch is allowed, as remuneration to the owner of a ship for the detention of his vessel beyond the number of days allowed by the charter-party for loading aud unload-ing or for sailing. Also the detention of the vessel by the freighter beyond such time. See 3 Kent, Comm. 203 ; 2 Steph. Comm. 185. The Apollon, 9 wheat. 378, 6 L. Ed. Ill; Fisher v. Abeel, 44 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 440; wordin v. Bemis, 32 Conn. 273, 85 Am. Dec. 255; Cross v. Beard, 26 N. Y. S5; The J. E. owen (D. C.) 54 Fed. 185; Falkeuburg v. Clark, 11 R. I. 283
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
