Hugo, original name Huig de Groot. 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman, whose De Jure Belli ac Pacis (1625) is regarded as the foundation of modern international law
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Gro•ti•us
(grō′shē əs),USA pronunciation n.
Gro•tian
(grō′shən, -shē ən),USA pronunciation adj.
Gro′tian•ism, n.
- Biographical Hugo (Huig De Groot), 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman.
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