high seas plural noun ( the high seas) the open ocean, esp. that not within any country's jurisdiction.
mare liberum |ˌmärā ˈlēbəˌroŏm| noun ( pl. maria libera |ˌmärēə ˈlēbərə|) Law of the sea open to all nations.
ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘free sea’.
High
Seas (Mare Liberum) - Most nations are accepting 12 miles as marking
territorial waters. All sea outside this limit is High Seas and open to
all without hindrance.
