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situs

situs

1 9.6
The place where something exists or happens, for legal and medical matters
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪtəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : situs
  • The situs of the company is crucial for determining the applicable tax laws.

Examples

  • In one form or another, today's tools are merely hybrids of the ones that have been used to protect assets for years: trusts, corporations, partnerships, and situs selection, to name a few.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In legal terms, the situs where the contract was signed plays a significant role in jurisdiction.

  • The situs of the property influences many aspects of its valuation and sale.

Synonyms

place
vssitus
∞ 1.0

A particular area where something is or should be

is the specialized term used in law and medicine for that area
location
vssitus
∞ 1.0

A particular place where someone or something is

is used especially in legal or medical contexts for that point
whereabouts
vssitus
157 4.0

The place where someone or something is when people do not know exactly

is the technical label used even when such positions are legally relevant
situation
vssitus
45 1.9

Where something is placed among other things around it

is mainly the technical legal or medical term for that position

Compounds

analysis situs
  • Archaic
9.9

The study of shapes and spaces that stay the same when you stretch or bend them

How Specific

situs
  • Specialized
1 9.6
site
∞ 1.2
location
∞ 1.0
place
∞ 1.0
area
∞ 1.0
region
977 2.0

Surface Forms

situs singular
situs plural

Etymology

Situs comes from Latin meaning 'position' or 'place', and it shares the same root as the common English words site and situation. So in law or medicine, situs means the exact place of something and helps decide which rules apply.