Latin: Holding the place. A deputy, substitute, lieutenant, or representative. He who holds the place of another, a deputy; as A B, locum tenens of C D, mayor of the city of Philadelphia. … [Read more...]

contracts. A term used in the civil law. There are two kinds, first, the location operis faciendi, strictly so called, or the hire of labor and services; such as the hire of tailors to make clothes, and of jewelers to set gems, and of watchmakers to repair watches. Jones' Bailm. 90, 96, 97. Secondly, Locatio custodiae, or the receiving of goods on deposit for a reward, which is … [Read more...]

Latin: In the civil law. Able to respond in an action; good for the amount which the plaintiff might recover. Dig. 60, 16, 234, L … [Read more...]

contracts. A term used in the civil law, which signifies the hiring of a thing. It is a contract by which one of the parties obligates himself to, give to the other the use and enjoyment, of a certain thing for a period of time agreed upon between them, and in consideration of a price which the latter binds himself to pay in return. … [Read more...]

Latin: A place; the place where a thing is done. Locus contractus. The place of a contract; the place where a contract is made Locus criminis. The locality of a crime; the place where a crime was committed. Locus delicti. The place of the offense; the place where an offense was committed. 2 Kent, Comm. 109. Locus in quo. The place in which. The place in which the cause of … [Read more...]