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usque ad coelum

us·que ad coe·lum \ ˈüskwāädˈkȯiləm , ˈəskwēadˈsēləm \

Definition of usque ad coelum

: up to the heavens : as far as heaven —referring to a rule in law that the owner of land owns the air space above it indefinitely upward
  • the Swiss Government announced that it adopted the principle of territoriality usque ad coelum
  • —Times History of the War

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