Lo*ca"tion (?), n. [L. locatio, fr. locare.]

1.

The act or process of locating.

2.

Situation; place; locality.

Locke.

3.

That which is located; a tract of land designated in place.

[U.S.]

4. Law (a) CivilLaw

A leasing on rent.

(b) ScotsLaw

A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire

. Wharton. (c) Amer.Law

The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc.

Burrill. Bouvier.

 

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