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
Clearly, then, whether Major Marchand was an emissary of civilisation or a pioneer of French rule, he had no locus standi on the Nile.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by John Holland Rose
Over and beyond, he could not be said to have any distinctive locus standi in the Reform party.
From The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion by John Charles Dent
We have dealt with the point of classical scholarship, and shown that the American partisans of Bacon are not scholars, and have no locus standi.
From The Valet's tragedy, and other studies by Andrew Lang
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 Anthony Hope
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