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This was no idle threat, for piracy carries with it the definition hostis humani generi, enemies of the human race.
D.R. Burgess: Somali Piracy: Send in the Marines...Then the Lawyers D.R. Burgess 2011
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This was no idle threat, for piracy carries with it the definition hostis humani generi, enemies of the human race.
D.R. Burgess: Somali Piracy: Send in the Marines...Then the Lawyers D.R. Burgess 2011
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'Life of Themistokles.'] [Footnote 21: See 'Life of Themistokles.'] [Footnote 22: So in Latin "hostis" originally meant both a stranger and an enemy.] [Footnote 23: These men traced their descent to the Homeric Ajax.] [Footnote 24: This was always given before the equal division of the plunder took place.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II 46-120? Plutarch 1839
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But "host" is also the word for a large group (a host of problems, a heavenly host), which in medieval Latin referred to an army and derived from the Latin hostis, meaning stranger or enemy.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Warren Clements 2010
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But "host" is also the word for a large group (a host of problems, a heavenly host), which in medieval Latin referred to an army and derived from the Latin hostis, meaning stranger or enemy.
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But "host" is also the word for a large group (a host of problems, a heavenly host), which in medieval Latin referred to an army and derived from the Latin hostis, meaning stranger or enemy.
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Thus, "hostis" stands written for the effect of the fire; "non hostis" for the inclination of the fly.
The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First An Ethical Poem Giordano Bruno 1574
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A proper legal definition of piracy will incorporate its traditional elements which still hold true today -- hostis humani generi, universal jurisdiction -- but also incorporate new acts and motives beyond those of the rollicking 17th century buccaneer.
D.R. Burgess: Somali Piracy: Send in the Marines...Then the Lawyers D.R. Burgess 2011
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A proper legal definition of piracy will incorporate its traditional elements which still hold true today -- hostis humani generi, universal jurisdiction -- but also incorporate new acts and motives beyond those of the rollicking 17th century buccaneer.
D.R. Burgess: Somali Piracy: Send in the Marines...Then the Lawyers D.R. Burgess 2011
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We have simply expanded the category of hostis humanae generis to some extent.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Garzon and the Trouble with International Law” 2010
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