Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Conquest

1. Int'l law. An act of force by which, during a war, a belligerent occupies territory within an enemy country with the intention of extending its sovereignty over that territory.That intention is usu. explained in a proclamation or some other legal act. 2. Hist. The acquisition of land by any method other than descent, esp. by purchase. 3. Hist. The land so acquired. Cf. PURCHASE (2).