postliminy

[ pohst-lim-uh-nee ]

noun

, International Law.

1. 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

1. international law the right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to their former status on recovery

Word History and Origins

Origin of postliminy¹

First recorded in 1650–60, postliminy is from the Latin word postlīminium resumption of rights or recovery of property after return from exile or captivity. See post-, liminal, -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of postliminy¹

C19: (in this sense): from Latin postlīminium a return behind one's threshold, from līmen threshold