postliminy

American

[pohst-lim-uh-nee] / poʊstˈlɪm ə ni /

noun

International Law.

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 British

/ pəʊstˈlɪmɪnɪ, ˌpəʊstlɪˈmɪnɪəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of postliminy

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

Example Sentences

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Real property, which is easily identified, is more completely within the right of postliminy than moveable property, which is more transitory in its nature, and less easily recognized.

From The Laws Of War, Affecting Commerce And Shipping by Thomson, H. Byerley

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