lex loci
[ leks -loh-sahy, -kee, -kahy ]
/ lɛks ˈloʊ saɪ, -ki, -kaɪ /
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noun Law.
the law of a place.
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Origin of lex loci
First recorded in 1825–35, lex loci is from Latin lēx locī
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lex loci
/ (ˈləʊsaɪ, -kiː) /
noun
the law of the place
Word Origin for lex loci
from Latin
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