Locus
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
I A place; the place. Locus contractus: the place of a contract; the place where a contract is made; — regit actum: the place of the contract governs the act; the law of the place governs construction, wherever the contract is carried into effect Locus delicti: the place of the offense; the place where an offense was committed. Locus in quo: the place in which; the place where. Locus paenitentla;: place or room for repentance; opportunity to withdraw from a contract before it is completed. Locus rei sitae: the place where a thing is situated. Locus sigilli: the place of the seal; the place occupied by the seal of written instruments. Locus standi: a place for'standing; right to be heard.
In old English law
Locus partitus: a place divided, — a division made between two towns or counties, to determine in which the land or place in question lies. In the civil law. A place; a piece or portion of land, or of an estate. Locus poenitentise: place or room for repentance; room to retract; opportunity to withdraw from a contract before it is completed. Locus publicus: a public place.