Locus in quo
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Locus in quo means, in British common law, the "scene of the event"[1], or
The phrase comes from the Latin language, meaning "The place in which".[2] [3] [4]
In law, locus in quo refers to the "the place where the cause of action arose", that is, the land to which the defendant trespassed.[5] It may also be used, more generally, as any place mentioned, that is, the venue or place mentioned.[6] [7]
References
- ↑ Clickdocs.com
- ↑ Latin phrases site.
- ↑ Merriam-Webster dictionary.
- ↑ Answers.com
- ↑ Legal phrase web page. (Technically, it was called Trespass quare clausum fregit, "Wherefore he broke the close.")
- ↑ Infoplease.com
- ↑ Bartleby's, citing E. Cobham Brewer, Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898).
