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postliminy
[ pohst-lim-uh-nee ]
noun
, International Law.
- the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
postliminy
/ pəʊstˈlɪmɪnɪ; ˌpəʊstlɪˈmɪnɪəm /
noun
- international law the right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to their former status on recovery
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postliminy1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postliminy1
C19: (in this sense): from Latin postlīminium a return behind one's threshold, from līmen threshold
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