In marine insurance, a term used in determining General Average. It is expenditure or sacrifice other than obligations under the contract of affreightment, incurred by the ship owner.
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A maritime legal principle, separate and apart from marine insurance, whereby all parties to an adventure, who benefit from a sacrifice or expenditure incurred in preserving an imperilled adventure, must each contribute rateably to make good the amount sacrificed or the expenditure incurred.