locus delicti
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 328 U.S. 699 - United States v. Anderson · 1946Most cited · 528 citing opinions
the locus delicti must be determined from the nature of the crime alleged and the location of the act or acts constituting it
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The place where the tort, offense, or injury has been committed. LOCUS IN QUO (Lat. the place in which).
In pleading. The place where anything is alleged to have been done. 1 Salk. 94. LOCUS PARTITU8.
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 PRO SOLUTIONE REDITUS aut pecuniae secundum conditionem dlmisslonis aut obligatlonis est strlcte ohservanto the condition of the lease or obligation. 4 Coke, 73.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The place whore the tort, offence, or injury has been committed. LOCUS IN QUO (Lat. the place in which). The place where anything is alleged to have been done. 1 Salk. 94.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The place of the offense; the place where an offense was committed. 2 Kent, Comm. 109.
Defined under Locus in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The place of the offense; the place where an offense wus committed. 2 Kent, Comm. 109.