locus standi
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of locus standi
from Latin: a place for standing
Example Sentences
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“Other countries including China have no locus standi to comment,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
Well, sir, your locus standi here is a matter for the inspector.
From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
There was no "locus standi," as you would call it, for opposition.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever
But the Government consisted of the deputies of Paris; and had they moved the seat of Government, they would have lost their locus standi.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
It was he who first gave both to the citizens of middling property and to the general mass a locus standi against the Eupatrids.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by John Rudd
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