Uti possidetis

Definition of Uti possidetis

U`ti pos`si`de´tis

	1.	(Internat. Law) 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.	(Roman Law) 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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