Locus

Lat. A place; the place where a thing is done.

— Locus contractus. The place of a contract; the place where a contract ls made

— Locus criminis. The locality of a crime ; the place where a crime was committed.

— Locus delicti. The place of the offense; the place where an offense was committed. 2 Kent, Comm. 109.

— Locus in quo. The place in which. The place in which the cause of action arose, cr where anything is alleged, in pleadings, to have been done. The phrase is most frequently used in actions of trespass quare clausum fregt.

— Locns partitus. In old English law. A place divided. A division made between two towns or counties to make out in which the land or place in question lies. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 15, § 1; Cowell.

— Locus poenitentiae. A place for repentance ; an opportunity for changing one's mind ; a chance to withdraw from a contemplated bargain or contract before it results in a definite contractual liability. Also used of a chance afforded to a person, by the circumstances, of relinquishing the intention which he has formed to commit a crime, before the perpetration thereof.

— Locus publicus. In the civil law. A public place. Dig. 43, 8, 1; Id. 43, 8, 2, 3.

— Locus regit actum. In private international law. The rule that, when a legal transaction complies with the formalities required by the law' of the country where it is done, it is also valid in the country where it is to be given effect, although by the law of that country other formalities are required. 8 Sav. Syst. § 381; West. Priv. Int. Law, 159.

— Locus rei sitæ. The place where a thing is sifuated. In proceedings in rem, or the real actions of the civil law, the proper forum is the locus rei sitæ. The Jerusalem, 2 Gall. 191, 107, Fed. Cas. No. 7,293,

— Locus sigilli. The place of the seal; the place occupied by the seal of written instruments. Usually abbreviated to "L. S."

— Locus standi. A place of standing; standing in court. A right of appearance in a court of justice, or before a legislative body, on a given question. Locus pro solutione reditus aut pecuniae secundum conditionem dimissionis aut obligationis est stricte observandus. 4 Coke, 73. The place for the payment of rent or money, according to the condition of a lease or bond, is to be strictly observed.