Bellum

What does Bellum mean in American Law?

The definition of Bellum in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

War.

Concept of “Bellum”

Traditional meaning of bellum in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) War. Bello parta cedunt reipublicae: things acquired in war go to the state.

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Notes and References

1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Bellum”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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