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verb
To quietly or incrementally change the de facto situation in one's favor in order to win a legal dispute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, idiomatic
Topics: diplomacy, government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Used by early leaders of the Zionist movement to refer to staking a claim to disputed land in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
