Postliminy
[pohst-lim-uh-nee] /poʊstˈlɪm ə ni/
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.
/pəʊstˈlɪmɪnɪ/
noun (pl) -inies, -inia (-ɪnɪə)
1.
(international law) the right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to their former status on recovery
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