共きょう同どう海かい損そん

noun

general average; general average loss

A maritime law principle where all parties in a sea venture proportionally share losses resulting from a voluntary sacrifice of part of the ship or cargo to save the whole in an emergency.

• 共きょう同どう海かい損そんが宣せん言げんされると、船せん主しゅと荷に主ぬしは損そん失しつを分ぶん担たんする。

  When general average is declared, the shipowner and cargo owners share the loss.