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
Their locus standi, however, was invariably a critical one, and their commercial transactions with the semi-barbarous Philippine Islanders were always conducted afloat.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
Eh, to be sure," said Mr. Chichester, "what you may call my locus standi in this affair is just nothing at all.
From True Tilda by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
He had a locus standi, too, or so he would conceive—a professional right to tell her the truth.
From The Great Miss Driver by Hope, Anthony
But to do this modestly I must have a locus—I am sorry to have to borrow from our Italian allies again—a locus standi apart from that of owner of face.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917 by Various
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