lex loci
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lex loci
First recorded in 1825–35, lex loci is from Latin lēx locī
Example Sentences
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In addition to this, it was discovered that Mexico had abolished slavery, and consequently that the lex loci of all the countries ceded by Mexico to the United States excluded slavery.
From History of American Abolitionism by Fontaine, F. G. de
Stand back! stand back!" answered long Jacob; "the quotient was correct; the lex loci and the lex terræ were argued.
From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by Townsend, George Alfred
The laws of the State are territorial, till abrogated by competent authority, remain the lex loci, and are in full force.
From The American Republic : constitution, tendencies and destiny by Brownson, Orestes Augustus
No commentator," says Judge Hall, in his Letters from the West, "has taken any notice of Linch's Law, which was once the lex loci of the frontiers.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 376, June 20, 1829 by Various
It must be known that in the laws of nations the spirit of international morality, namely, justice and equity, has greater weight than municipal laws, lex loci.
From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Suyematsu, Baron Kencho
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