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hovering act

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A quick definition of hovering act:

Hovering Act: A law that allows a country to have criminal jurisdiction over ships and people on those ships, even when they are outside the country's territory. This law has been around for a long time and was first used to stop smuggling. It gives the country the power to seize and confiscate goods on ships that are found hovering or anchored within a certain distance from the shore. The law has been extended over time to cover larger distances and more types of ships.

A more thorough explanation:

A Hovering Act is a law that allows a coastal country to have criminal jurisdiction over ships and people on those ships when they are outside the country's territory. This law applies to ships that are hovering or anchored within a certain distance from the shore.

For example, in 1719, Great Britain passed its first anti-smuggling legislation that applied to ships found at anchor or hovering within two leagues from the shore. Later, this limit was extended to three, then four, then eight leagues. In 1805, the British Parliament extended the seizure limit to 100 leagues (300 miles) from the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland in respect of vessels belonging wholly or in part to His Majesty's subjects, or whereof one-half of the persons on board shall be subjects of His Majesty.

These examples illustrate how a Hovering Act allows a coastal country to have jurisdiction over ships and people on those ships even when they are outside the country's territory. This law is used to prevent illegal activities such as smuggling and to protect the country's interests.

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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
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I said accosted not assaulted
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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