suo loco

[ soo-oh -law-koh; English soo-oh -loh-koh ]

/ ˈsʊ oʊ ˈlɔ koʊ; English ˈsu oʊ ˈloʊ koʊ /

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adverb Latin.

in one's own or rightful place.

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Words nearby suo loco

sun wheel, sunwise, Sunyata, Sun Yat-sen, suo jure, suo loco, Suomi, suovetaurilia, sup, Sup. Ct., supe

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How to use suo loco in a sentence

Reddit users worldwide went loco for the opportunity to ask the president of Taco Bell anything.
The Best of Taco Bell’s Reddit AMA|The Daily Beast|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cameron is in essence assuming the role of in loco parentis in relation to almost every household in Britain.
Britain’s Idiotic “Opt-In” Porn Ban|Brendan O’Neill|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Children of the Corn” borrows a lot of pulp staples: a found body; a rural hamlet; religion gone loco; evil kids.
Great New Reads|The Daily Beast|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Seqvitvr iam ex initio propositis tertium, nimirum vt exponatur, quonam tand loco rem Christianam his in locis offenderimus.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

Continet hic Isthmus leucas admod quingentas circuitu suo, emque occupant Soriqui populi.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
I perceive the deadly loco's odor there, and say it poison is; it drives them mad for evermore.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral|John Dunloe Carteret
Mastrius (loco jam citato) tenet inseminationem esse necessariam.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Et idem Johannes nullam partem artium prædictarum ab apprenticio suo concelabit.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert

British Dictionary definitions for suo loco

suo loco

/ (ˈsuːəʊ ˈlɒkəʊ) /

adverb

mainly law in a person or thing's own or rightful place

Word Origin for suo loco

Latin

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