situs
Americannoun
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position; situation.
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the proper or original position, as of a part or organ.
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of situs
From Latin, dating back to 1695–1705; see origin at site
Example Sentences
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The White House received more than half a million pieces of mail opposing the "common situs" picketing bill.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last year he was confident that the House would pass the common situs picketing bill, which would have allowed a single union to shut down an entire construction site, but it lost by twelve votes.
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
He vetoed the "common situs" picketing bill that would have allowed construction workers from a single local of a single union to close down an entire building project.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such transactions, the Court held, were interstate commerce; nor were the company's vessels subject to taxation by Pennsylvania, their taxing situs being in the company's home State.
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 Corwin, Edward Samuel
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