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In Statʹu Quo or In statʹu quo ante (Latin)

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In the condition things were before the change took place. Thus, two nations arming for war may agree to lay down arms on condition that all things be restored to the same state as they were before they took up arms.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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In Nubibus
In Partibus [Infidelium]
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In Posse (Latin)
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In Prospectu (Latin)
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In Situ (Latin)
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