ان ما اخذ بالقوه لا يسترد الا بالقوه

English translation: What's taken by force can only be restored by force

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Arabic term or phrase:	ان ما اخذ بالقوه لا يسترد الا بالقوه
English translation:	What's taken by force can only be restored by force
Entered by:	Mona Helal

15:35 May 12, 2010

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Arabic term or phrase: ان ما اخذ بالقوه لا يسترد الا بالقوه

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atefwasfy KudoZ activity Questions: 354 (9 open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 74
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What's taken by force can only be restored by force

Explanation:
what's taken by force can only be restored by force

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-05-12 15:39:41 GMT)
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What's taken by force can only be restored/ (regain, retake, retrieve, recapture, repossess, recover, resume, recuperate, recoup) by force

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-05-12 15:40:59 GMT)
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What's taken by force can only be restored (regained/repossessed/recovered) by force

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Mona Helal
Local time: 11:51

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What's taken by force can only be restored by force

Mona Helal

Desperate Diseases need desperate remedies/What was taken by force, can only be restored by force

Ahmed Badawy

What's usurped by force shall be recovered by force

EstherK56

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What's taken by force can only be restored by force

Mona Helal
Local time: 11:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 20

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Desperate Diseases need desperate remedies/What was taken by force, can only be restored by force

Explanation:
first is the slogan thus used traditionally in the English Language, while the second is the "literal" expression.
as well, there are many forms for the first one;
Desperate Diseases need/require/must have desperate remedies
http://www.google.com.eg/#hl=ar&q="Desperate Diseases need d...

Ahmed Badawy
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 04:51
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

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Asker: Thank you

4 days confidence:

What's usurped by force shall be recovered by force

Explanation:
Imposing force to retrieve what has been taken by force is a necessity.

EstherK56
United States
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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