What does former conquest mean?

What does former conquest mean?

1 : the act or process of conquering. 2a : something conquered especially : territory appropriated in war. b : a person whose favor or hand has been won.

What does it mean to call someone a conquest?

1 : the act or process of conquering. 2a : something conquered especially : territory appropriated in war. b : a person whose favor or hand has been won.

Is right of conquest still legal?

Conquest is associated with the traditional principle that sovereign states may resort to war at their discretion and that territorial and other gains achieved by military victory will be recognized as legally valid. ... Although conquest has been outlawed, states sometimes ignore this principle in practice.