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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

Words nearby lex loci

lexigraphy, Lexington, Lexington and Concord, Battle of, Lexington Park, lexis, lex loci, lex non scripta, lex scripta, lex talionis, ley, Leyden
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British Dictionary definitions for lex loci

lex loci
/ (ˈləʊsaɪ, -kiː) /

noun

the law of the place

Word Origin for lex loci

from Latin
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