postliminium

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[pohst-luh-min-ee-uhm] / ˌpoʊst ləˈmɪn i əm /

noun

International Law.

plural

postliminia

1. postliminy.

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Etymology

Origin of postliminium

From Latin; see origin at postliminy

Example Sentences

A captive who is recovered after a victory over the enemy is deemed to have returned by postliminium.

From The Institutes of Justinian by Moyle, John Baron

One made, however, while he was in his own state is valid, if he returns, by the law of postliminium; if he dies in captivity it is valid by the lex Cornelia.

From The Institutes of Justinian by Moyle, John Baron

Thus postliminium means that the captive returns by the same threshold at which he was lost.

From The Institutes of Justinian by Moyle, John Baron

So too, if a son or a grandson is captured by the enemy, the power of his ascendant is provisionally suspended, though he may again be subjected to it by postliminium.

From The Institutes of Justinian by Moyle, John Baron