locus standi

English

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.

Noun

locus standi (uncountable)

  1. (law) A right to appear in a court of law; legal standing. [from 19th c.]
  2. Acknowledged position or status. [from 19th c.]
    • 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
      The other young man, because his host, Sir John Marraby, was not yet on the scene, had no locus standi, and […] had to be ignored.

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