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   Mabo

   /ˈmɑːbəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. used in reference to the 1992 ruling of the High Court of Australia that Aboriginal claims on land supersede Crown sovereignty and white settlement: "since Mabo, Australia effectively has two land tenure systems"

   Word Origin 1990s: from the name of Eddie Mabo (1936–92), a principal claimant in a legal test case of 1992 that established tenure in relation to the Meriam people.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

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