Car"go (?), n.; pl. Cargoes (#). [Sp. cargo, carga, burden, load, from cargar to load, from cargar to load, charge, See Charge.]

The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight.

Cargoes of food or clothing. E. Everett.

⇒ The term cargo, in law, is usually applied to goods only, and not to live animals or persons.

Burill.

 

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