status quo ante bellum


sta·tus quo an·te bel·lum

foreign term \ˈstä-ts-kwō-ˌän-te-ˈbe-lm\

Definition of STATUS QUO ANTE BELLUM

: the state existing before the war

Origin of STATUS QUO ANTE BELLUM

Latin

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