Uti Possidetis
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Lat. as you possess.
In international law. A phrase used to signify that the parties to a treaty are to retain possession of what they have acquired by force during the war. UTI ROGAS (Lat.) As you ask.
In Roman law. The form of words by which a vote in favor of a proposed law was orally expressed. The letters U. E. on a ballot,
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In the civil law. A species of interdict for the purpose of retaining possession of a thing, granted to one who, at the time of contesting suit, was in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he might be declared the legal possessor. Hallifax, Civil Law, b. 3, c. 6, no. 8.
In international law. A phrase used to signify that the parties to a treaty are to retain possession of what they have acquired by force during the wav. Wheat. Int. Law, 627.