suo loco

[ soo-oh law-koh; English soo-oh loh-koh ]

adverb

, Latin.

1. in one's own or rightful place.

suo loco

/ ˈsuːəʊ ˈlɒkəʊ /

adverb

1. law in a person or thing's own or rightful place

Word History and Origins

Origin of suo loco¹

Latin

Example Sentences

Great Britain, in admitting the right of the United States to be the party in possession of Fort George pending the discussion of the title to it, attached the most liberal interpretation to the Treaty of Ghent, and certainly gave to the United States, in all future discussions, the advantage of the presumption of law, on the ground of possession, as against Great Britain:—“Commodum possidentis in eo est, quod etiamsi ejus res non sit, qui possidet, si modo actor non potuerit suam esse probare, remanet in suo loco possessio.”

From Project Gutenberg

Et post processionem postquam statuerunt Idolum in templo suo loco, multiplicatur coram simulachris numerus sæpè plangentium, et occidentium vltrà quam credi sit facile.

From Project Gutenberg

Vnum est quòd suo loco oblitus sum.

From Project Gutenberg