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Meaning of Locus
(Lat.) A place; the place where a thing is done.
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Locus in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Latin. Place: locality, territory, jurisdiction; stead, situation; space, room, period; opportunity.
Note: This legal definition of Locus in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Concept of “Locus”
Traditional meaning of locus in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) A place. Loco: see In loco. Locum tenens: a lieu-tenant; a substitute; holding the place. Locum tenere: to hold place; to be applicable. Locus contractus: the place of the contract. Locus criminis: the place of the crime. Locus delicti: the place of the wrong. Locus in quo: the place in which the trespass was committed. Locus partitus: a division between two towns or counties to determine where the land in question lies. Locus poenitentiae (room for repentance): opportunity to retract. Locus regit actum: the place [the law of the place] governs the act. Locus rei sitae: the place where the thing is situated. Locus sigilli: the place for the seal. Locus standi: a right to be heard.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Locus”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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