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Uti Possidetis
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
The basis or principle of a treaty which leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they have acquired by their arms during the war.
(2):
A species of interdict granted to one who was in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he might be declared the legal possessor.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Uti Possidetis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/u/uti-possidetis.html. 1828.