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dominium

American  
[duh-min-ee-uhm] / dəˈmɪn i əm /

noun

Law.
  1. complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.


dominium British  
/ dəˈmɪnɪəm /

noun

  1. property law the ownership or right to possession of property, esp realty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dominium

1815–25; < Latin, equivalent to domin ( us ) lord, master + -ium -ium

Example Sentences

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"The Pacific Ocean does not belong to the dominium of the U.S. or Japan," Kim said.

From Reuters • Mar. 7, 2023

Byzantium's dominium might not contain any western European territories, but its rulers were quite clear that the continent could only have one imperator – and he was to be found in Constantinople.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2010

A feudal kingdom of Frankish seigneurs was to be planted on the soil of Palestine, instead of a dominium temporale of the patriarch like that of the pope in central Italy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

The action and reaction of the interests of navigation, however, have brought states to adopt a limitation first enunciated by Bynkershoek in the formula “terrae dominium finitur ubi finitur armorum vis.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

For the fishery rights and the principle of the dominium marisin the narrow seas were no longer the only questions in dispute between England and the States.

From History of Holland by Edmundson, George

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