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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How to use lex loci in a sentence

The co-owner of Metropolis Collectables, Vincent has Wolverine mutton chops, a Tony Stark goatee, and Lex Luthor swagger.
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Though he is never called to testify, Key is the genius loci of this suit.
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Instead, it seems to be packed with incompetents who make the Watergate burglars look like Lex Luthor.
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Lex Fajardo, creator of the graphic novel series Kid Beowulf, really likes Loki, too.
How Marvel’s Loki Became A Bi-curious Villain|Sujay Kumar|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Genii protect individuals and places: springs, hills, cities, and army barracks all had a genius loci, a genius of the place.
What is a Genius?|Nick Romeo|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For Isabel Otis the genius loci had a more powerful and enduring magnetism than any man or woman she had ever known.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Lex non est decretum mere disciplinare: e natura ipsa contractus matrimonialis desumitur.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Estne una lex pro ista a natura castrata et alia pro muliere a chirurgo castrata et tertia pro vetula senectute castrata?
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
But the genius loci here impresses on the trade in discarded odds and ends a peculiar character of its own.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
The genius loci, the Chevalier himself, was not the last to welcome this prime stay and ornament of his establishment.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott

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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