Locus in quo

Locus in quo

Locus in quo means, in British common law, the "scene of the event" [ [http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/glossary/locus-in-quo.htm Clickdocs.com] ] , or

The phrase comes from the Latin language, meaning "The place in which". [ [http://www.sacklunch.net/Latin/L/locusinquo.html Latin phrases site] .] [ [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/locus+in+quo Merriam-Webster dictionary] .] [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/locus-in-quo Answers.com] ]

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. [ [http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/6670/glossary.html Legal phrase web page] . (Technically, it was called Trespass "quare clausum fregit", "Wherefore he broke the close.") ] It may also be used, more generally, as any place mentioned, that is, the venue or place mentioned. [ [http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/locus-quo.html Infoplease.com] ] [ [http://www.bartleby.com/81/10436.html Bartleby's] , citing E. Cobham Brewer, Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (18980.]

References

ee also

*Trespass
*Tort law
*Latin phrases


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  • locus in quo — n. The place in which, i.e., the place where something occurred. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. locus in quo n. Latin The pl …   Law dictionary

  • locus in quo — [lō΄kəs in kwō′] [L] (the) place in which …   English World dictionary

  • locus in quo — foreign term Etymology: Latin place in which …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • locus in quo — /loh koos in kwoh /; Eng. /loh keuhs in kwoh /, Latin. the place in which. * * * …   Universalium

  • locus in quo — /lowkas in kwow/ The place in which. The place in which the cause of action arose, or where anything is alleged, in pleadings, to have been done. The phrase is most frequently used in actions of trespass quare clausum fregit …   Black's law dictionary

  • locus in quo — /lowkas in kwow/ The place in which. The place in which the cause of action arose, or where anything is alleged, in pleadings, to have been done. The phrase is most frequently used in actions of trespass quare clausum fregit …   Black's law dictionary

  • locus in quo — The place in which; the premises described in the writ. Moor v Campbell, 15 NH 208, 211 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • locus in quo — /loh koos in kwoh /; Eng. /loh keuhs in kwoh /, Latin. the place in which …   Useful english dictionary

  • Locus — (lat.), Ort, Platz, Stelle, besonders auch in einem Buch, z. B. l. classicus, l. palmarius, eine Haupt oder Beweisstelle aus irgend einem Buch; l. communis, Gemeinplatz (s. Loci communes); l. a quo, Ort, wo der Aussteller eines Wechsels oder… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Locus — (lat., Mehrzahl Loci, s.d.), Ort, Stelle; L. a quo, Ort, wo der Aussteller eines Wechsels wohnt; L. ad quem, Ort, wo der Wechsel zahlbar ist; L. delicti, Ort, wo das Verbrechen begangen worden ist; L. classĭcus, eine Haupt oder Beweisstelle aus… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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