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Webster 1913 Edition
Domicile
Dom′i-cile
,Noun.
1.
An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or a family.
2.
(Law)
A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
Wharton.
Dom′i-cile
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Domiciled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Domiciling
.] [Cf. F.
domicilier
. Cf. Domiciliate
.] To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate.
Kent.
Definition 2024
domicile
domicile
English
Alternative forms
- domicil (archaic)
Noun
domicile (plural domiciles)
- (formal) A home or residence.
- The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time.
- (law) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)
Related terms
Translations
home or residence
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Verb
domicile (third-person singular simple present domiciles, present participle domiciling, simple past and past participle domiciled)
- To have a domicile in a particular place.
- The answer depends on in which state he was domiciled at his death.