单词 | postliminy |
释义 | postliminy/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈlɪmɪni/Law noun Roman Law. The right of a banished person or captive to resume civic privileges and former rights on return from exile ( historical in later use). Hence International Law : the restoration to their former status of persons and things taken in war. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Phillips (b. 1630), writer and biographer. From classical Latin postliminium postliminium; compare -y. |
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