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jettison
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jettison (jĕt`əsən, –zən) [O.Fr.,=throwing], in maritime law, casting all or part of a ship's cargo overboard to lighten the vessel or to meet some danger, such as fire. Such cargo, when found later, is known as jetsam (see flotsam, jetsam, and ligan flotsam, jetsam, and ligan (flŏt`səm, jĕt`səm, lī`gən) [O.Fr.
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). The master of the ship has the absolute right to jettison cargo when he reasonably believes it to be necessary, and the owners of the ship incur no liability. If the vessel carries goods of more than one shipper, the rule of general average provides for apportioning the loss among all the shippers because all have benefited by the master's action. On the other hand, if some cargo is lost by accident, the shippers who suffered no loss do not contribute to indemnification.


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Besides Murphy, only Rea makes much of a mark, and his character is unceremoniously jettisoned when the wind carries Kitten off in another direction.
Initially, their plan was to rerecord Tracy Chapman's entire 1988 debut, but that concept was jettisoned in favor of a mix of indie-rock originals (the queer-friendly "Kids in the City") and skewed covers: George Michael's "Faith," "Dancing Nancies" by Dave Matthews Band, plus "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution.
Thus, he hypothesizes, the later they're jettisoned by pregnancy, the greater the protective effect.
 
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