单词 | Mabo |
释义 | Mabo/ˈmɑːbəʊ /noun Used in reference to the 1992 ruling of the High Court of Australia that Aboriginal claims on land supersede Crown sovereignty and white settlement: since Mabo, Australia effectively has two land tenure systems...
Origin1990s: from the name of Eddie Mabo (1936–92), a principal claimant in a legal test case of 1992 that established tenure in relation to the Meriam people. |
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