English Explanatory Dictionary

locus standi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A right to appear in a court of law; legal standing.
  2. Acknowledged position or status.

Word forms

locus standi

Etymology

Latin; short for locus standi in iudicio ‘standing position in court’. Latin Locus denotes a location, while standi is the gerund form of the verb stare, meaning to stand.

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