Postliminium Definition

pōstliminēəm
noun
In international law, the rule by which persons or things captured in war resume their original status when restored to the jurisdiction of their own country.
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Other Word Forms of Postliminium

Noun

Singular:
postliminium
Plural:
postliminia

Origin of Postliminium

  • Latin postliminium, after + a threshold.

    From Wiktionary

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