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Grotius

American  
[groh-shee-uhs] / ˈgroʊ ʃi əs /

noun

  1. Hugo Huig de Groot, 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman.


Grotius British  
/ ˈɡrəʊtɪəs /

noun

  1. Hugo, original name Huig de Groot. 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman, whose De Jure Belli ac Pacis (1625) is regarded as the foundation of modern international law

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People's rights to land have been debated by philosophers since at least John Locke and Hugo Grotius in the seventeenth century.

From Nature • May 29, 2017

Pictet’s views repudiated the vision of the law that had dated back to Grotius.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2013

To Grotius, it was the sea that "rather possesses the earth than is by it possessed."

From Time Magazine Archive

The problem, says Richardson, was that "the old Grotius order was breaking down."

From Time Magazine Archive

After a year spent in acquiring the language and making acquaintance with the leading men of France, Grotius returned home.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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