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situs

American  
[sahy-tuhs, see-] / ˈsaɪ təs, ˈsi- /

noun

  • situses,
    plural
  • situs
    plural
  1. position; situation.

  2. the proper or original position, as of a part or organ.


situs British  
/ ˈsaɪtəs /

noun

  1. position or location, esp the usual or right position of an organ or part of the body

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of situs

From Latin, dating back to 1695–1705; see origin at site

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But Dunlop was willing to approve common situs picketing in exchange for something he considered more important to the overall economy: a mechanism that would centralize the fragmented, localized bargaining structure in the building trades.

From Time Magazine Archive

The White House received more than half a million pieces of mail opposing the "common situs" picketing bill.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the common situs picketing bill, they agreed that, because the toughest opposition was in the House, O'Neill should have first crack.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the common situs bill, explains Forrest Rettgers, executive vice president of the NAM, "we overlooked nothing."

From Time Magazine Archive

A like result, although on this occasion on grounds of lack of evidence of any "business situs," was reached in Beidler v.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin

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