locatio conductio

noun

locatio con·​duc·​tio

-kənˈdu̇ktēˌō

variants or locatio et conductio

-ˌetkən-

Roman & civil law

: a contract of letting and hiring

Word History

Etymology

Latin, letting (and) hiring

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