postliminium

[ pohst-luh-min-ee-uhm ]

noun

, International Law.

, plural post·li·min·i·a [pohst-l, uh, -, min, -ee-, uh].

1. postliminy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postliminium¹

From Latin; postliminy

Example Sentences

International Law can deal only with such effects of postliminium as are international.

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If the occupant has performed acts which are not legitimate acts of warfare, postliminium makes their invalidity apparent.

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

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

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For a thing is lost in the same manner as it is recovered by postliminium.

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