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Locum tenens

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A lieutenant, which see.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Holding the place of another. A deputy. See Lieutenant.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. Holding the place. A deputy, substitute, lleutenant or representative.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

1. 1 In old English law. A place holder; one who holds the place of another; a deputy or representative; — decani et vices ejus gerens: holding the place of the dean, and performing his duty; — regni: lieutenant of the realm. Locum tenere: to hold place; to be applicable; to have place; to take effect, as to time. V. Locus.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

Holding the place. A deputy or representative.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

holds the place of another, as A B, locum tenens of of the city of Philadelphia.