lex domicilii

noun

lex do·​mi·​ci·​lii

-ˌdäməˈkilēˌē

: the law of the domicile by which the rights of persons are sometimes governed (as where a person dies leaving personal property)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, law of the domicile

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