Admiralty
that department of the British Government which, subject to the control of Parliament, has the supreme direction of naval affairs. The high ADMIRALTY INLET court of admirality is that court which has jurisdiction over maritime causes.
Its judge judge was originally the lord high admiral, or his deputy, but is now appointed by commission from the crown. The term is applied to the building where the lords of the admiralty transact their business. In the United States all admiralty and maritime jurisdiction is as signed by the Constitution to the Federal courts.