Locus Regit Actum
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
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 Savigny, System, § 381; Westl. Priv. Int. Law, 159. LOCUS REl SITAE. See "Lex Bei Sitae."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
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.
Defined under Locus in Black's Law Dictionary.