locus standi

/ ˈstændaɪ /

noun

1. law the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court

Word History and Origins

Origin of locus standi¹

from Latin: a place for standing

Example Sentences

With this question is connected another, namely, whether the villani had a locus standi in the national courts.

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The book is unexceptionable authority: and, as against that, the author has no locus standi.

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This locus standi in nature is what is represented in thought by the concept of ‘here,’ namely of an ‘event here.’

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Over and beyond, he could not be said to have any distinctive locus standi in the Reform party.

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Secondly, he is very averse to putting himself forward until he has achieved a certain locus standi.

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