utrubi

noun

ut·​ru·​bi

ˈə‧trəˌbī

plural -s

: an interdict in Roman and civil law for deciding the right of possession of movables and preserving things in statu quo pending the decision compare uti possidetis

Word History

Etymology

Latin, in which of two places, from uter which of two + ubi where, in what place; from the wording of the interdict

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