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Lex loci

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003017

The law of the place, referring to the law of the jurisdiction where a particular event occurred or where a contract was made. This principle is used in conflict of laws to determine which jurisdiction's substantive law should apply to a case. For instance, in a tort case, the lex loci delicti (law of the place of the wrong) often governs.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003017
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003017",
  "term": "Lex loci",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The law of the place, referring to the law of the jurisdiction where a particular event occurred or where a contract was made. This principle is used in conflict of laws to determine which jurisdiction's substantive law should apply to a case. For instance, in a tort case, the lex loci delicti (law of the place of the wrong) often governs.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/lex-loci/"
}

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