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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It is precisely similar to the case of a contract to which the lex loci gives the construction, and the lex fori its execution.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)
The parties must be competent according to the lex loci contractus, or the law where the contract was concluded.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
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
The law of the place where marriage is celebrated—that is, the lex loci celebrationis—alone guides the court in ascertaining whether or not a marriage is regular.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
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
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