Grotius
[groh-shee-uh s] /ˈgroʊ ʃi əs/
noun
1.
Hugo (Huig De Groot) 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman.
/ˈɡrəʊtɪəs/
noun
1.
Hugo, original name Huig de Groot. 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman, whose De Jure Belli ac Pacis (1625) is regarded as the foundation of modern international law
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