Status quo

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·- The state in which anything is already. The phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of place, matters return to the status quo ante bellum, or are left in statu quo ante bellum, i.e., the state (or, in the state) before the war.

Related Words

Status in quo
·- ·Alt. of Status quo. ...

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quo
quō, adv. [prop. dat. or abl. of qui]. I Where (rare but class.): respondit, se nescire, quo loci e...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
status
stătus, a, um, v. sisto. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
quo
quō (1) adv.and conj.I dat.and abl.of 1 qui. I I. Locat.and abl.uses, of place, only with loci or...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
status
status (1) adj.P. of sisto, set, fixed, appointed, regular : status dies cum hoste, a fixed day o...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Status
·noun State; condition; position of affairs. ...

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Quo warranto
·- A writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what warrant a person or a corporation act...

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