LEGAL WORD
Locus standi
Latin phrase · Constitutional law
Locus standi
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Constitutional law
1 What it means
The right to bring a case. Traditionally only an affected person could sue, but public interest litigation widened standing.
2 Use it in a sentence
The petitioner's locus standi was accepted because he raised a matter of public interest.
3 Make it stick
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