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uti possidetis 312<br />

uti possidetis [L], lit., as you possess; with the possessions you at present<br />

hold: law.<br />

ut mos est [L], as the custom is: Juvenal.<br />

ut pictura poesis [L], poetry is like a painting: Horace.<br />

ut pignus amicitiae [L], as a pledge {or token) of friendship.<br />

ut prosim [L], that I may be of use {or service); that I may do good.<br />

ut quocunque paratus [L], prepared on every side.<br />

utrum horum mavis accipe [L], take whichever you prefer.<br />

ut supra [L], as (shown or stated) above: abbr. u.s.<br />

uyezd [Russ], district or county; in Soviet Russia, a county soviet.<br />

uzhin [Russ], supper.

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