Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locus standi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: lo-cus -s-tan-di
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A right to appear in a court of law; legal standing.

Uncountable

noun

Acknowledged position or status.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does locus standi mean?: A right to appear in a court of law; legal standing.
Where does locus standi come from?: 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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