Locus

Place: locality, territory, jurisdiction; stead, situation; space, room, period; opportunity. Compare Situs. Loco parentis. In the situation of a parent. Predicated of a person who assumes the parental character, or discharges the parental duties. See further Parens. Locum tenens. Holding the place: a representative. See Active. Locus contractus. The place of contract; where a contract is made or is to be performed. See further Lex, Loci.

Locus criminia

The place of crime: where a crime was perpetrated. ' Foster v. Park Commissioners, 133 Mass <1883); 117 id.

416; 6Bradw.

— 119. ' Ho Uingsworth v. Barbour, 4 Pet. 473 (1 Locus delicti. The ' place of wrong: where an offense was committed. See Delictum. Locus in quo. The place in which: where an alleged thing was done, as, a trespass committed;

— or, where land in dispute lies — the place in question. " The loctis in quo was not a legally established street."' See Alibi; View, Locus poenitentisB. Place for repentance: an interval or opportunity in which to reconsider and withdraw, as, from a proposed contract, or from unlawful action. Thus, the law affords a person an opportimity to withdraw from any illegal contract before it has been executed; ' to recall a bid made at a sale of realty before his name has been written down;

— to decide not to complete a gift;

— for a return to a deserted wife or husband within a prescribed period;

— to go on and perform a contract, after a declaration made not to be bound by it; 3 to abandon any criminal intention. See Delictum, In pari, etc.

Locus regit actum

The place governs the act: the law of the locality regulates the thing to be done,' See Lex, Loci.

Locus rei sitae

The place of the situation of a thing. See Lex, Loci.

Locus sigilli

Place of the seal, q. v.

Locus standi

Place for standing: right to be heard, 5