locus

locus
lo·cus /'lō-kəs/ n: the place connected with a particular event having legal significance

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

locus
I noun bailiwick, demesne, emplacement, environment, ground, locale, locality, location, place, placement, position, region, site, situs, territory foreign phrases:
- Locus crontractus, locus criminis. — The place of the crime.
- Locus delecti. — The place of the offense.
- Locus partitus. — A place divided.
- Locus reisitae. — A place where something is situated.
II index address, circuit, locality III index location IV index position (situation), post, purview, region, scene, scope, section (vicinity) V index situs VI index space

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


locus
n.
(Latin) A site; a place.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


locus
'place' or 'area'.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


locus
(low-cuss) Latin for "place," or the location where something occurred.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


locus
n. Latin The place or location of a thing or event.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


locus
Latin: Place; place where a thing is performed or done.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


locus
I
Latin, Place; place where a thing is performed or done.
 II Place or location.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

locus
[low-cuss]
n.
   Latin for "place," it means "place which" this or that occurred.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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