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si·tus | \ ˈsī-təs 
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\Definition of situs
: the place where something exists or originates specifically : the place where something (such as a right) is held to be located in law
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situs
nounsi·tus | \ ˈsīt-əs \
\Medical Definition of situs
: the place where something exists or originates : site situs of an inflammation
situs
nounsi·tus | \ ˈsī-təs, ˈsē-, -ˌtu̇s \
\Legal Definition of situs
: a location that is or is held to be the site of something (as property or a crime or tort) and that commonly determines jurisdiction over it
the situs of a conspiracy
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The first known use of situs was in 1629
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