The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mare liberum \mare liberum\ n. [L., free sea.] A navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access; the opposite of mare clausum. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mare liberum n 1: (free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access