in statu quo

[ in stah-too kwoh; English in stey-tyoo kwoh, stach-oo ]

/ ɪn ˈstɑ tu ˈkwoʊ; English ɪn ˈsteɪ tyu ˈkwoʊ, ˈstætʃ u /

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adverb Latin.

in the state in which (anything was or is).

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