status quo ante bellum

noun
/ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ ˌænti ˈbɛləm/US

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin status quō ante bellum (literally “situation as it existed before the war”).

  1. learned borrowing from status quō ante bellum

Definitions

  1. A situation as it existed prior to the war (often implying the withdrawal of enemy troops…

    A situation as it existed prior to the war (often implying the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of pre-war leadership, so that no side gains or loses any rights or territory as a result of the war).

    • return to the status quo ante bellum

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