Status quo ante is the way things were before
Q. ‘Status quo ante’ in law and polity means?- Published on 10 May 16a. State of things subsequent to the conflict
b. The way things were before
c. A new state of polity
d. State of things as prescribed by the judiciary
ANSWER: The way things were before
- Status quo ante is Latin for "the way things were before" and incorporates the term status quo.
- In law, it refers to the objective of a temporary restraining order or a rescission in which the situation is restored to "the state in which previously" it existed.