locus standi

noun

A right to appear in a court of law; legal standing.

First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nounlocus standi (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawA right to appear in a court of law; legal standing.First known use 19th c.
  2. uncountableAcknowledged position or status.First known use 19th c.

    The other young man, because his host, Sir John Marraby, was not yet on the scene, had no locus standi, and […] had to be ignored.

    1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson

Origin

Latin; short for locus standi in iudicio ‘standing position in court’. Latin Locus denotes a location, while standi is the gerund form of the verb stare, meaning to stand.

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Translations

German Klagebefugnis, Prozessführungsbefugnis
  • Klagebefugnislegal standing
  • Prozessführungsbefugnislegal standing
Indonesian kedudukan hukum
  • kedudukan hukumlegal standing
Italian legittimazione processuale
  • legittimazione processualelegal standing
Spanish legitimación procesal
  • legitimación procesallegal standing
Cite this entry
APA

locus standi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locus%20standi

MLA

“locus standi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locus%20standi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locus standi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locus%20standi.

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