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locus delicti

locus delicti (loh-k[schwa]s d[schwa]-lik-tI). [Latin “place of the wrong”] The place where an offense was committed; the place where the last event necessary to make the actor liable occurred. Cf. LEX LOCI DELICTI. [Cases: Torts 2. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace § 272; Conflict of Laws §§ 16–17, 99; Right of Privacy and Publicity§§ 3, 40;

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lex loci delicti

lex loci delicti (leks loh-sI d[schwa]-lik-tI). [Latin] The law of the place where the tort or other wrong was committed. — Often shortened to lex delicti. — Also termed lex loci delictus; lex loci delicti commissi; place-of-wrong rule; place-of-wrong law. Cf. LOCUS DELICTI. [Cases: Negligence 204; Torts 2. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace § 272; Conflict

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