Mabo
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Eddie Mabo (1936–1992), who began the case against the government. Compare Roe after the case of Roe v. Wade.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Mabo
- (Australia, informal, law) The High Court case Mabo v Queensland (No 2), which rejected the doctrine of terra nullius in favour of the common-law doctrine of aboriginal title.