droit des gens

[ drwadey zhahn ]

/ drwa deɪ ˈʒɑ̃ /

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noun, plural droits des gens

[drwadey zhahn]. /drwa deɪ ˈʒɑ̃/. French.

law of nations; international law.

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How to use droit des gens in a sentence

“Palmyra, Krac des Chevaliers, Afamia, the Umayyad Mosque—I took them everywhere,” he said, speaking to me in English.
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That candidate, Joni Ernst, did herself no favors yesterday by blowing off the editorial board of The Des Moines Register.
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The stories are told through the eyes of two fishing guides, Crunch and Des, with a spare grace and humor that stand strong.
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The Des Moines women called their Senate contest “ugly,” the kind of race where you vote for the lesser of two evils.
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As a result, Rue des Rosiers houses only a few kosher shops and kitschy delis, mostly dedicated to vistors rather than locals.
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L'Occision des chiens est accoste de la tabagie et de ce qui suyt la tabagie, du chant et des danses.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
L'adieu et le deuil se clost par l'occision des chiens ce que le mourant ait des avants-coureurs en l'autre monde.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Il prenoit des symptomes si mortels, que souvent nous n'attendions sinon qu'il nous demeurast entre les mains.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
By bad luck d'Amade was away, up in the front trenches, and I could not well deliver myself to des Coigns.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various