uti possidetis
[yoo-tahy pos-i-dee-tis]
noun International Law.
the principle that vests in either of the belligerents at the end of a war all territory actually occupied and controlled by them.
Origin of uti possidetis
From the Latin word utī possidētis literally, as you possess, as you hold
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uti possidetis
noun
Word Origin for uti possidetis
from Latin, literally: as you possess
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