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
What locus standi Shûm-iddin had is not clear.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)
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 Rudd, John
I set these things down with modest diffidence, solely in order to establish my locus standi as a person who might be expected to know the difference between sound and noise.
From Alone by Douglas, Norman
"And I repeat, Mrs Granger, that that's not the question, though you must allow me to remark, ma'am, that I don't see what is your locus standi in the matter."
From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard
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